Stefka Evstatieva (Leonora) ; Allan Monk (Don Carlo) ; Judith Forst (Preziosilla) ; Ernesto Veronella (Don Alvaro) ; Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Maurizio Arena, conductor ; Canadian Opera Company Chorus, Donald Palumbo, chorus master. Produced as a documentary in 1992. DVD bonus features include: Giuseppe Verdi biography; filmmaker Anthony Azzopardi biography; conductor Maurizio Arena biography; stage director John Copley biography; synopsis of the opera; history of the opera; actor biographies; history of the Canadian Opera Co.; recommended DVDs.
Summary:
"A drama within a drama - witness two stories ... the making of an opera and the opera itself. An exciting and revealing look into the world of opera, this film follows the day to day process of staging a grand opera during a 21-day rehearsal period. The Opera is Giuseppe Verdi's "La Forza del Destino," a new production from the Canadian Opera Company with a world-renowned cast. Combining behind-the-scenes footage with flash-forwards to the final performance, we go from the music and staging rehearsals to the final spectacular production."--Back of container.
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