{"product_id":"the-metropolitan-opera-la-forza-del-destino-import-dvd-very-good","title":"The Metropolitan Opera: La Forza del Destino [Import] [DVD] - Very Good","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"sc-item-remarks\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVery Good - USED - Very Good: A well-maintained video game, CD, or DVD that has been played but remains in excellent condition. The disc is fully functional, plays without interruptions, and does not skip. The box or jewel case, along with the cover art, liner notes, and other inclusions, may show only minor signs of wear. Please note that any included digital codes (if applicable) are not guaranteed to work. USED BOOK: This book is in very good condition, showing only minimal signs of wear. The pages are clean with no markings, and the cover may have slight shelf wear. The spine remains uncreased, and the book appears well cared for. It is a solid copy that presents well and is enjoyable to read. Please note that any included access codes (if applicable) are not guaranteed to work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\nFor much of the late 20th century, Leontyne Price was the leading exponent of Verdi's heroic soprano roles--among the most demanding vocal and dramatic categories in opera. One of her specialties was Leonora, the tormented heroine in \u003ci\u003eLa forza del destino\u003c\/i\u003e (The Power of Fate). Her classic performance, combined with some of Verdi's most soaring and energetic music, did much to justify this flawed but compelling masterpiece--a thud-and-blunder melodrama about war, duels, violent death, guilt, vengeance, and concealed identities in which, following a tried and true operatic formula, nearly everybody dies at the end. There are also comic scenes.\n\u003cp\u003e A Metropolitan Opera production of \u003ci\u003eLa forza del destino\u003c\/i\u003e starring Leontyne Price should be a basic item in any collection seriously dedicated to Verdi. This would be an even better production if it had been recorded earlier, when her voice was richer and more precisely controlled, but it is clearly a case of better late than never. The supporting cast is capable and sometimes exciting, but frankly no match for the all-star ensemble supporting Renata Tebaldi and Franco Corelli in a 1958 performance at the San Carlo Opera in Naples available only on VHS. That production is filmed in black and white; no subtitles are provided and the video's technical quality is primitive. But it captures the opera's emotional energy and epic scope. \u003ci\u003e--Joe McLellan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"replacement-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"replacement-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Geneon [Pioneer]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845656985851,"sku":"U-110425-DVD-VG-JC U-7810","price":11.21,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/4670\/6171\/files\/open-uri20260111-443933-vgh7xg.jpg?v=1768101612","url":"https:\/\/legendarymedias.com\/products\/the-metropolitan-opera-la-forza-del-destino-import-dvd-very-good","provider":"Legendary Medias","version":"1.0","type":"link"}