La Forza del Destino : Moshinsky, Gergiev / Kirov Opera, Gorchakova, Putilin, Grigorian, etc (1998 Stereo)

Verdi: La forza del destino
Live Recording from The Mariinsky Theatre, 1998

Galina Gorchakova (Leonora), Nikolai Putilin (Don Carlo)
Gegam Grigorian (Don Alvaro), Marianna Tarasova (Preziosilla)
Grigory Karasev (Marchese di Calatrava), Sergei Alexashkin (Padre Guardiano)
The Kirov Chorus and Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor

Elijah Moshinsky (stage director)
Set Design by ANDREI VOITENKO
Costume Design by PETER J. HALL
Production in the original St. Petersburg version of 1862

Giuseppe Verdi’s drama of love and destiny in times of war remains one of the best - known operas by this Italian master. In the Milan version of 1867 it has become an essential part of the repertoire of great opera houses, both in Europe and further afield. This DVD video recording, however, is quite distinct from the numerous other recordings available: the conductor Valery Gergiev has used the rarely?heard original 1862 version, composed for St. Petersburg, and containing wonderfully dramatic scenes and arias later deleted from the Milan version. And furthermore, the stage-set for this 1998 live recording in the Mariinsky Theatre recreates the original designs produced by Andreas Roller for the St. Petersburg premiere over 130 years ago.

Running Time: 160 mins