JOSÉ CURA, “LA FORZA DEL DESTINO“

JOSÉ CURA, “La forza del destino“ -- Teatro alla Scala in 1999 New York Times ------ Mr. Cura gave a shattering portrayal of his strange character, so honor-bound, so prone to self-abasement, so fierce of temper. He probed especially deep in the haunting battlefield duet, “Solenne in quest’ora“. Mr. Cura gave the gloomy opening phrases an unearthly lightness, as if his soul were already hovering at the mystic threshold, but in the serene melody that follows, he let the light go out, steeping in solemnity a moment more conventionally played for the false comforts of nostalgia. Venue: Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy Date: 16, 18, 20, 23, 28, Febuary. and 2, 5, March. 1999 Conductor: Riccard Muti, Director: Hugo de Ana, Don Alvaro: JOSE CURA, Don Carlo di Vargas: Leo Nucci, Donna Leonora: Georgina Lukacs, Preziosilla: Luciana D’lntino, Il Marchese di Calatrava: Eldar Aliev, Padre Guardiano: Giacomo Prestia, Fra Melitone: