Word: destino
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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FLAVIANO LABO, 31, an Italian-born tenor whose clear, powerful singing more than makes up for his lack of height (under 5 ft. 5 in.). He made his successful Met debut as Alvaro in Forza del Destino, and his Edgardo in last week's Lucia di Lammermoor had the house cheering. His secure, robust voice approaches the stentorian singing of Mario Del Monaco, although darker and not so piercing...
...Metropolitan Opera (Sat. 2 p.m., ABC). La Forza del Destino, with Milanov, Tucker, Warren, Siepi...
Verdi: La Forza del Destino...
Celtic Brünnhilde. The Met's Zinka Milanov is one of the few. Possessed of a voice unsurpassed nowadays for sheer beauty and warmth, Yugoslav Soprano Milanov has a controlling interest in the company's dramatic Italian leads, i.e., in Aïda, Trovatore, Forza del Destino, and a monopoly on Norma. After a whole season of preparation for the part, she appeared on stage looking something like a Celtic Brünnhilde...
Verona was unwilling to leave it at that. Last week it staged a monster Trovatore, with mass movements akin to wheeling infantry; for this week, it was preparing a third Verdi epic, La Forza del Destino. Director Pabst was keeping his operation plans top secret, but Veronese had high hopes. Last time he worked on Forza (in Florence last spring), only the last-minute protests of the scandalized opera management kept him from bringing the Act III battle scenes up to date with armored cars and tanks...