Deutsche Oper Berlin - La Forza Del Destino

With La forza del destino, Verdi broke new ground in the 1860s. The title itself refers to this paradigm shift, as it does not refer to the name of a character or a historical event, but rather evokes the universal concept of the «power of fate». Accordingly, the composer wrote a four-act opera that is a drama of ideas, dealing with the fate of entire social classes and peoples. Building on this, director Frank Castorf creates connections to the Spanish Civil War of the 20th century and the fight against fascism in the Second World War, weaving the individual fates of the characters with the horrors of colonial history. In this production by the veteran enfant terrible of the Berlin theatre scene, the «triangle of fate» is embodied this time by an internationally sought-after trio consisting of Guanqun Yu (Leonora) and the two house debutants Luciano Ganci (Don Alvaro) and Igor Golovatenko (Don Carlos). Massimo Zannetti, a frequent guest at the Berlin State Opera in the past, makes his debut at the Deutsche Oper with this revival.

age recommendation: 16+

duration: 3 hours 45 minutes / including one intermission after approx. 100 minutes

introduction: 45 minutes before the performance in the Rang Foyer on the right

program

La Forza Del Destino

Oper in vier Akten von Giuseppe Verdi

Libretto von Francesco Maria Piave und Antonio Ghislanzoni nach dem Drama Don Alvaro o la Fuerza del sino von Angel de Saavedra, Duque de Rivas sowie mit Texten von Heiner Müller und Auszügen aus Curzio Malapartes Die Haut

In italienischer Sprache mit deutschen und englischen Übertiteln

 

Place

On September 24, 1961 the Opernhaus that had been inaugurated in 1912 and destroyed during the War was reopened as Deutsche Oper Berlin. Ever since it has been Berlin´s largest and Germany´s second largest music theatre, featuring among the most modern institutions in Europe. The straightforward and elegant building that was realized by architect Fritz Bornemann (he also conceived the America Memorial Library and the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, a. o.) seats 1.859 and guarantees a maximum viewing and hearing experience for every visitor.