LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Milanov, Del Monaco, Warren (1953) (CD)

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Liner Notes:  Click Here for Liner Notes Recorded in New Orleans in 1953, this legendary production was performed only twice. As presented here, Acts I* and II are from the performance of March 14, 1953, Act III is from the performance of March 12, 1953, with highlights from Acts I and II of the latter included on a bonus disc. [2006, Mono, 3-CD, 219 minutes] LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Opera in Three Acts* Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave * Originally in four acts, Act I here conflates the original's first two, cutting the Inn Scene Cast: Leonora - Zinka Milanov Don Alvaro - Mario del Monaco Don Carlo - Leonard Warren Padre Guardiano - William Wilderman Preziosilla - Claramae Turner Marquis of Calatrava - Norman Treigle Fra Melitone - Gerhard Pechner Curra - Rosemary Rotolo A Surgeon - Donald Bernard A Begger Woman - Lydia Neuman Orchestra and Chorus of the New Orleans Opera Walter Herbert, conductor