La forza del destino (Italian pronunciation: [la ˈfɔrtsa del deˈstiːno]; The Power of Fate, often translated The Force of Destiny) is an Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on a Spanish drama, Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino (1835), by Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas, with a scene adapted from Friedrich Schiller's Wallensteins Lager. It was first performed in the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre of Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 10 November 1862 O.S. (N.S. 22 November).
| Original Name | La forza del destino |
| Librettist | Francesco Maria Piave (Based on a Spanish drama "Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino" by Ángel de Saavedra) |
| Date of composition | 1862 |
| Premiered | 1862, November 10th in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Type | Opera |
| Approx. duration | 150 minutes |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Bass)
- Il marchese di Calatrava (The Marquis of Calatrava)
Voice (Soprano) - Donna Leonora, figlia del marchese (Marquis's daughter) Voice (Baritone) - Don Carlo di Vargas, figlio del marchese (Marquis's son) Voice (Tenor) - Don Alvaro (Leonora's suitor) Voice (Bass) - Padre guardiano, francescano (a Franciscan) Voice (Baritone) - Fra Melitone, francescano (a Franciscan) Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Preziosilla, giovane zingara (a young gipsy) Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Curra, cameriera di Leonora (Leonora's maid) Voice (Bass) - Un alcade (Mayor) Voice (Tenor) - Mastro Trabuco, mulattiere, poi rivendugliolo (a muleteer and peddler) Voice (Tenor) - Un chirurgo, militare spagnolo (A surgeon) Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
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