Verdi: La Forza del Destino

Taped live at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Valery Gergiev conducts this landmark production of Giuseppe Verdi's operatic masterpiece. This opera premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1862, and is performed here in its original St. Petersburg version using reconstructions of the magnificent painted scenery.

Director

Elijah Moshinsky

Writer

Francesco Maria Piave

Released

December 30, 1997

Language

English