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Leo Muscati directs La Forza del Destino in Milan (****½) [stream]

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Dec 12, 2024
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Anna Netrebko als Leonora © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala

Sandwiched between two undeniable masterpieces, Simon Boccanegra and Don Carlo, “La Forza del Destino” is a partly flawed opera. Verdi turns it into an experiment, pushing aside the Aristotelian unity of action and time and trying to write a tragicomedy in the vein of Shakespeare. The verd…

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