La Forza del Destino Tickets

See it if you're looking for best leading voices heard in the MET in a while, in an exciting rotating-stage modern production & Verdi's sublime music.

Don’t see it if you disklike modern stagings of classic operas or don't have the patience for a 4-hour evening. Opera fans, Davidsen's Leonora is a must-see

See it if you want to hear some amazing singing! Lise Davidsen is in her usual huge and beautiful voice, but the Met somehow found 3 men to match her

Don’t see it if you want a simple direct story - Verdi is literally all over the place in setting and tone, and the production does not smooth things out

See it if a powerful new production of Verdi's sumptuous exploration of the horrors of war, appeals.

Don’t see it if 4 hours of beautiful opera makes you fidget, snooze, clap over the music like trained seals, wander around when it's not intermission . . .

See it if You like tragic grand opera; this one's lovely but a downer. The staging is fantastic; it feels like you're in a war-torn country.

Don’t see it if Not that you can see it! Everything else works, but the lighting is AWFUL; even with opera glasses, I couldn't always tell who was singing.