Verdi: La forza del destino
Royal Opera House, 21st March 2019
Nights at the opera like this come along once in a blue moon. A Verdi score packed with great music, populated by big names, big voices and big personalities. And no cancellations. The foyers buzzed. Even grizzled critics were purring. It’s a rare thing for the stars to align as dazzlingly as they do for The Royal Opera’s new La forza del destino. No wonder it’s a red hot ticket, leading to ridiculous four-figure sums on third party websites and rumours of patrons having their ROH Friendship revoked. On opening night, much of the singing was priceless.
Jonas Kaufmann (Don Alvaro) and Anna Netrebko (Leonora)
© ROH | Bill Cooper
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