Roma 1957
Roberto Benaglio Choir Master Renato Capecchi Vocals Anita Cerquetti Vocals Boris Christoff Vocals Pier Miranda Ferraro Vocals Orchester di Roma della RAI Orchestra Francesco Maria Piave Librettist Aldo Protti Vocals RAI Chorus, Rome Choir/Chorus Nino Sanzogno Conductor, Primary Artist Giulietta Simionato Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal) "La forza del destino (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, Duke of Rivas, with a scene adapted from Friedrich Schiller's Wallensteins Lager. It was first performed in the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre of St. Petersburg, Russia, on 22 November [O.S. 10 November] 1862. La forza del destino is still frequently performed, and there have been a number of complete recordings. In addition, the overture (to the revised version of the opera) is part of the standard repertoire for symphony orchestras, often played as the opening piece at concerts."