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Soprano

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Leonora

Claire Rutter

Tenor

Gwyn Hughes Jones

Don Alvaro

Mezzo-soprano

Justina Gringyte

Preziosilla

Curra

Baritone

Luis Cansino

Don Carlo of Vargas

Bass

Miklós Sebestyén

The Marquis of Calatrava

The Father Superior

Donald Maxwell

Fra Melitone

Alun Rhys-Jenkins

Maestro Trabuco

Wyn Pencarreg

Mayor

Julian Boyce

A surgeon

Conductor

Carlo Rizzi

Kerem Hasan

Stage director

David Pountney

Set designer

Raimund Bauer

Costume designer

Marie-Jeanne Lecca

Lighting designer

Fabrice Kebour

Choreographer

Michael Spenceley

Welsh National Opera

Orchestra

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Italian

La forza del destino -  (The Force of Destiny)

Llandudno

United Kingdom

Venue Cymru

Bristol

Hippodrome

Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes Theatre

Plymouth

Theatre Royal

Southampton

The Mayflower

Birmingham

Cardiff

Wales Millennium Centre

Public

The Force of Destiny

English

Welsh

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La forza del destino Verdi

Here is a taste of what to expect from our new production of La forza del destino. For more information on this opera please visit our website. Dyma ragflas ...

Rhagflas the force of destiny trailer

An accidental death forces Don Alvaro and Leonora to go on the run; where they learn that the force of destiny really is unstoppable.

Don Alvaro and the beautiful Leonora plan to elope, but when her father is killed by a stray bullet from Alvaro’s gun, it triggers an inescapable chain of events. Forced to flee as they are pursued by her brother, who has sworn vengeance, the characters are thrown together and torn apart in a series of coincidental meetings.

The other-worldly presence throughout, of the carefree Preziosilla, provides a constant reminder that the force of destiny really is unstoppable.

Verdi’s epic opera is told through a rousing score that includes the instantly-familiar Overture popularised through its use in classic film scores and advertisements.

This new production – directed by WNO Artistic Director, David Pountney, and conducted by WNO Conductor Laureate Carlo Rizzi – marks the beginning of a three year partnership with Theater Bonn to bring new productions of some of Verdi’s greatest operas to the stage.

The Force of Destiny by Verdi, From (2018/2018), Directed by David Pountney,, Conductor Carlo Rizzi, Kerem Hasan, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, United Kingdom

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