Tracklist

Act 1
1-1	–London Symphony Orchestra*, James Levine	Overture	7:11
1-2	–Kurt Moll, Leontyne Price	Buona Notte, Mia Figlia	2:30
1-3	–Gillian Knight, Leontyne Price	Temea Restasse	1:44
1-4	–Leontyne Price	Me Pellegrina	3:41
1-5	–Gillian Knight, Leontyne Price	M'aiuti, Signorina	0:25
1-6	–Plácido Domingo*, Leontyne Price	Ah, Per Sempre	2:43
1-7	–Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo*, Gillian Knight	Dimani Si Partirà	4:12
1-8	–Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo*, Gillian Knight, Kurt Moll	È Tardi	2:15
Act 2
Scene 1
1-9	–John Alldis Choir	Holà, Holà, Holà!	1:18
1-10	–Malcolm King, John Alldis Choir, Sherrill Milnes, Leontyne Price, Michel Sénéchal, Fiorenza Cossotto	La Cena È Pronta	2:12
1-11	–Fiorenza Cossotto, John Alldis Choir, Sherrill Milnes, Malcolm King	Al Suon Del Tamburo	3:13
1-12	–John Alldis Choir, Sherrill Milnes, Malcolm King, Leontyne Price	Padre Eterno Signor	4:00
1-13	–Sherrill Milnes, Malcolm King, John Alldis Choir, Michel Sénéchal	Viva La Buona Compagnia!	1:59
1-14	–Sherrill Milnes, John Alldis Choir, Malcolm King	Poich'imberbe	2:13
1-15	–Malcolm King, Fiorenza Cossotto, Sherrill Milnes, John Alldis Choir	Sta Bene	2:47
Scene 2
1-16	–Leontyne Price	Son Giunta! ... Grazie, O Dio!	1:31
1-17	–Leontyne Price, John Alldis Choir	Madre, Madre, Pietosa Vergine	5:00
1-18	–Gabriel Bacquier, Leontyne Price	Chi Siete?	2:19
1-19	–Bonaldo Giaiotti, Leontyne Price, Gabriel Bacquier	Chi Mi Cerca?	6:10
1-20	–Leontyne Price, Bonaldo Giaiotti	Se Voi Scacciate	6:42
Scene 3
2-1	–Bonaldo Giaiotti, Gabriel Bacquier, John Alldis Choir	Il Santo Nome	7:34
2-2	–Leontyne Price	La Vergine Degli Angeli	3:21
Act 3
Scene 1
2-3	–Peter Hall , Edgar Fleet, Brian Etheridge, William Mason	Attenti Al Gioco, Attenti	4:26
2-4	–Plácido Domingo*	La Vita È Inferno	2:55
2-5	–Plácido Domingo*	Oh, Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli	3:16
2-6	–Sherrill Milnes, Peter Hall , Edgar Fleet, Brian Etheridge, William Mason, Plácido Domingo*, John Alldis Choir, William Elvin	Al Tradimento	4:24
2-7	–Sherrill Milnes, William Elvin, Plácido Domingo*	Piano ... Qui Posi	1:39
2-8	–Plácido Domingo*, Sherrill Milnes	Solenne In Quest'ora	4:01
2-9	–Sherrill Milnes	Morir! ... Tremenda Cosa!	2:09
2-10	–Sherrill Milnes, William Elvin	Urna Fatale Del Mio Destino	5:55
Scene 2
2-11	–Peter Hall , Edgar Fleet, Brian Etheridge, William Mason	Compagni, Sostiamo	2:48
2-12	–Plácido Domingo*, Sherrill Milnes	Nè Gustare M'è Dato	1:52
2-13	–Plácido Domingo*, Sherrill Milnes	Sleale! Il Segreto	6:15
2-14	–Peter Hall , Edgar Fleet, Brian Etheridge, William Mason, Sherrill Milnes, Plácido Domingo*	Fermi, Arrestate!	1:09
2-15	–John Alldis Choir, Peter Hall , Edgar Fleet, Brian Etheridge, William Mason, Fiorenza Cossotto	Lorchè Pifferi E Tamburi	2:37
2-16	–Peter Hall , Edgar Fleet, Brian Etheridge, William Mason, Fiorenza Cossotto, John Alldis Choir	Qua Vivandiere, Un Sorso	0:51
2-17	–Michel Sénéchal, Peter Hall , Edgar Fleet, Brian Etheridge, William Mason	A Buon Mercato Chi Vuol Comprare	2:20
2-18	–John Alldis Choir, Peter Hall , Edgar Fleet, Brian Etheridge, William Mason	Pane, Pan, Per Carità	2:49
2-19	–Fiorenza Cossotto, John Alldis Choir	Nella Guerra È La Follia	2:08
2-20	–Gabriel Bacquier, Peter Hall , Edgar Fleet, Brian Etheridge, William Mason	Toh, Toh! ... Poffare Il Mondo!	3:34
2-21	–Fiorenza Cossotto, Peter Hall , Edgar Fleet, Brian Etheridge, William Mason, John Alldis Choir	Lasciatelo Ch'ei Vada	3:26
Act 4
Scene 1
3-1	–John Alldis Choir, Gabriel Bacquier, Bonaldo Giaiotti	Fate La Carità	7:01
3-2	–Gabriel Bacquier, Bonaldo Giaiotti	Auf! ... Pazienza Non V'ha	4:19
3-3	–Bonaldo Giaiotti, Sherrill Milnes, Gabriel Bacquier	Giunge Qualcun ... Aprite	1:15
3-4	–Sherrill Milnes, Plácido Domingo*	Invano, Alvaro	3:34
3-5	–Plácido Domingo*, Sherrill Milnes	Le Minacce, I Fieri Accenti	1:13
3-6	–Sherrill Milnes, Plácido Domingo*	Ah, Una Suora Mi Lasciasti	4:08
Scene 2
3-7	–Leontyne Price	Pace, Pace, Mio Dio	5:30
3-8	–Sherrill Milnes, Plácido Domingo*, Leontyne Price	Io Muoio!	3:17
3-9	–Bonaldo Giaiotti, Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo*	Non Imprecare, Umiliati	5:38

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – BMG Music
• Recorded At – Walthamstow Assembly Hall

Credits

• Art Direction – Mo Ström
• Choir, Vocals [Muleteers, Peasants, Pilgrims, Franciscans, Italian & Spanish Soliers, Vendors, Beggars] – The John Alldis Choir*
• Chorus Master, Directed By [Choir] – John Alldis
• Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
• Conductor [Orchestra] – James Levine
• Engineer [Reissue] – Joe Lopes
• Libretto By – Francesco Maria Piave
• Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra*
• Producer [Series] – Niels Høirup*
• Reissue Producer – Edward Houser
• Typography [Typesetting], Layout – BKMS, Hamburg
• Vocals [A Peasant Woman], Soprano Vocals – Valerie Hill
• Vocals [A Surgeon], Baritone Vocals – William Elvin
• Vocals [Curra], Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Gillian Knight
• Vocals [Don Alvaro], Tenor Vocals – Plácido Domingo*
• Vocals [Don Carlo Di Vargas], Baritone Vocals – Sherrill Milnes
• Vocals [Donna Leonora Di Vargas], Soprano Vocals – Leontyne Price
• Vocals [Fra Melitone], Baritone Vocals – Gabriel Bacquier
• Vocals [Marquis Di Calatrava], Bass Vocals – Kurt Moll
• Vocals [Padre Guardiano], Bass Vocals – Bonaldo Giaiotti
• Vocals [Preziosilla], Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Fiorenza Cossotto
• Vocals [Soldiers], Bass Vocals – Brian Etheridge, William Mason
• Vocals [Soldiers], Tenor Vocals – Edgar Fleet, Peter Hall
• Vocals [The Mayor Of Hornachuelos], Baritone Vocals – Malcolm King
• Vocals [Trabuco], Tenor Vocals – Michel Sénéchal

Notes

Originally released in 1977.

Opera in four parts
Based on the play "Don Alvaro, o La Fuerza Del Sino" by The Duke of Rivas.

La Forza Del Destino • The Force of Destiny • Die Macht des Schicksals • La Force du Destin

Notes (English/German/French/Italian) and Libretto (Italian/English) enclosed in 132-page booklet.

Total Playing Time
CD1 - 65:30
CD2 - 69:52
CD3 - 36:00

Recording: London, Walthamstow Town Hall, 1976.

© 1998, BMG Entertainment • ℗ 1977, BMG Entertainment • Distributed in the United States by BMG Distribution, a Unit of BMG Entertainment, 1540 Broadway, New York, New York 10036.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 7863-51864-2
• Other (Spars Code): AAD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
74321-39502-2	Price* • Domingo* • Milnes* • Cossotto* • Giaiotti* • Bacquier* • London Symphony Orchestra*, Levine* / Verdi*	Price* • Domingo* • Milnes* • Cossotto* • Giaiotti* • Bacquier* • London Symphony Orchestra*, Levine* / Verdi* - La Forza Del Destino ‎(3xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box)	RCA Victor Red Seal, BMG Classics	74321-39502-2	US	1998
LM-6413	Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Fiorenza Cossotto, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Gabriel Bacquier, London Symphony Orchestra*, James Levine , Giuseppe Verdi	Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Fiorenza Cossotto, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Gabriel Bacquier, London Symphony Orchestra*, James Levine , Giuseppe Verdi - Verdi: La Forza Del Destino ‎(4xLP, Mono + Box)	RCA Red Seal	LM-6413	US	1977
74321 39502 2	Price* • Domingo* • Milnes* • Cossotto* • Giaiotti* • Bacquier* • London Symphony Orchestra*, Levine* / Verdi*	Price* • Domingo* • Milnes* • Cossotto* • Giaiotti* • Bacquier* • London Symphony Orchestra*, Levine* / Verdi* - La Forza Del Destino ‎(3xCD, Album + Box)	RCA Victor Red Seal, BMG Classics	74321 39502 2	Germany	1997
ARL4-1864-1	Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Fiorenza Cossotto, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Gabriel Bacquier, London Symphony Orchestra*, James Levine , Giuseppe Verdi	Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Fiorenza Cossotto, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Gabriel Bacquier, London Symphony Orchestra*, James Levine , Giuseppe Verdi - Verdi: La Forza Del Destino ‎(4xLP + Box, Lib)	RCA Red Seal	ARL4-1864-1	US	1977
RCD3-1864	Price* • Domingo* • Milnes* • Cossotto* • Giaiotti* • Bacquier* • London Symphony Orchestra*, Levine* / Verdi*	Price* • Domingo* • Milnes* • Cossotto* • Giaiotti* • Bacquier* • London Symphony Orchestra*, Levine* / Verdi* - La Forza Del Destino ‎(3xCD, Album + Box)	RCA Red Seal	RCD3-1864	Japan	Unknown