I tried to keep this black centre going.' I asked about one more Verdi heroine, the poignant Leonora in The Force of Destiny, never free from the conflict between love and her family's opposition even after years in solitude.
Giorgio Zancanero was the Count di Luna, Manrico's rival for Leonora's affections.
New Alliance candidate Leonora Fulani won more than two-tenths of one percent, good for second place among the independent hopefuls.