VERDI, Anita Cerquetti, Aldo Protti, Pier Miranda Ferraro, Giulietta Simionato, Boris Christoff, Renato Capecchi, Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI, Nino Sanzogno
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."
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