Classical Music Dateline: November 10
November 10, 1862. The opera of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, La Forza del destino, which had been commissioned by the Russian Imperial Opera, premiered in Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre of St. Petersburg. The libretto of La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny) was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on a Spanish drama, Don Alvaro o La Fuerza de Sino (1835), by Angel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas, with a scene adapted from Friedrich Schiller's Wallensteins Lager.
After some revisions, performances were held in Rome and Madrid. Subsequently, the opera travelled to New York, Vienna, Buenos Aires and London. Verdi made other revisions, with additions by Antonio Ghislanzoni, which premiered at La Scala, Milan in 1869. This has become the "standard" performance version. La forza del destino is part of the standard operatic repertoire. There are a number of recordings of it regularly performed.
Video Credit:
Montserrat Caballe "Pace, pace mio Dio" La forza del destino, with Vienna State Opera. Youtube, uploaded by Oneguin65. Accessed October 10, 2017.
Latest update: October 10, 2017.
Resources:
Verdi La Forza del Destino (English Libretto).
Verdi La Forza del Destino (Italian Libretto).
(c) 2012-2017. Tel Asiado. Written for Inspired Pen. All rights reserved.
November 10, 1862. The opera of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, La Forza del destino, which had been commissioned by the Russian Imperial Opera, premiered in Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre of St. Petersburg. The libretto of La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny) was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on a Spanish drama, Don Alvaro o La Fuerza de Sino (1835), by Angel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas, with a scene adapted from Friedrich Schiller's Wallensteins Lager.
After some revisions, performances were held in Rome and Madrid. Subsequently, the opera travelled to New York, Vienna, Buenos Aires and London. Verdi made other revisions, with additions by Antonio Ghislanzoni, which premiered at La Scala, Milan in 1869. This has become the "standard" performance version. La forza del destino is part of the standard operatic repertoire. There are a number of recordings of it regularly performed.
Video Credit:
Montserrat Caballe "Pace, pace mio Dio" La forza del destino, with Vienna State Opera. Youtube, uploaded by Oneguin65. Accessed October 10, 2017.
Latest update: October 10, 2017.
Resources:
Verdi La Forza del Destino (English Libretto).
Verdi La Forza del Destino (Italian Libretto).
(c) 2012-2017. Tel Asiado. Written for Inspired Pen. All rights reserved.
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