LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Available for on-demand streaming from 1 December 2025 until 1 July 2025
Στο https://www.nationalopera.gr/GNOTV/en
Opera
Ticket: 10€

Giuseppe Verdi's La forza del destino is coming to GNO TV.
Just a few notes from the Overture of La forza del destino are all it takes to convey the mesmerising quality of Italian opera and reveal the grandeur of Giuseppe Verdi's musical genius. The renowned composer's masterpiece is full of melodious arias and duets while maintaining a wondrous balance between tragic and dramatic elements on the one hand and a comic flair on the other.
Conducted by the renowned Italian conductor Paolo Carignani. With the Orchestra and Chorus of the Greek National Opera.
Internationally acclaimed Greek opera director Rodula Gaitanou is responsible for the stage direction, George Souglides designed the sets and costumes, Dimitra Kastellou was in charge of the movement, Giuseppe di Iorio handled the lighting, and Dick Straker created the videos.
Cellia Costea, the remarkable soprano from the GNO, known for her successful career on the international stage, will perform as Leonora. Making his debut in the role of Don Carlo will be the Greek baritone of international fame Dimitri Platanias. Distinguished Argentinian tenor Marcelo Puente will portray Don Alvaro. The bass from the GNO Petros Magoulas will take on the roles of the Marquis of Calatrava and Padre Guardiano, Belarussian mezzo-soprano Oksana Volkova will perform as Preziosilla, and the bass from the GNO Yanni Yannissis will embody Fra Melitone. Accompanying them on stage will be Ioanna-Vasiliki Koraki, Georgios Papadimitriou, Yannis Kalyvas, and Maxim Klonovskiy.
Conductor: Paolo Carignani
Stage director: Rodula Gaitanou
Sets, costumes: George Souglides
Movement: Dimitra Kastellou
Lighting: Giuseppe di Iorio
Video: Dick Straker
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos
The Marquis of Calatrava: Petros Magoulas
Leonora: Cellia Costea
Don Carlo di Vargas: Dimitri Platanias
Don Alvaro: Marcelo Puente
Preziosilla: Oksana Volkova
Padre Guardiano: Petros Magoulas
Fra Melitone: Yanni Yannissis
Curra: Ioanna-Vasiliki Koraki
Mayor: Georgios Papadimitriou
Mastro Trabuco: Yannis Kalyvas
A surgeon: Maxim Klonovskiy
With the Orchestra and Chorus of the Greek National Opera
With a 10-euro ticket, viewers can enjoy this production from the comfort of their homes at tv.nationalopera.gr/en, at any time they choose, on their computer, ipad, TV or mobile phones. The ticket offers the possibility to access the performance for an unlimited number of times over the course of a 30-day period starting from the first streaming.
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