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 La forza del destino
The opera La forza del destino
was composed by Giuseppe Verdi
to a libretto by
Antonio Ghislanzoni
and
Francesco Maria Piave
based on Wallensteins Lager
by Friedrich Schiller and Don Alvaro, ó La Fuerza del Sino
by Angel de Saavedra Ramírez de Banquedano.
It was first performed at Imperial Opera in St. Petersburg (Russia) on 1862-11-10 and published by
Ricordi.
The opera is set in
Italy and
Seville.
Dramatis Personae:
- An Alcalde
(Bass)
- Curra,
Leonora's maid
(Mezzosoprano)
- Don Alvaro
(Tenor)
- Don Carlo di Vargas,
Calatrava's son
(Baritone)
- Donna Leonora di Vargas,
Calatrava's daughter
(Soprano)
- Fra Melitone,
A Franciscan monk
(Bass)
- Marchese di Calatrava
(Bass)
- Mastro Trabuco,
A muleteer, then pedlar
(Tenor)
- Padre Guardiano,
A Franciscan monk
(Bass)
- Preziosilla,
A gypsy girl
(Mezzosoprano)
- Surgeon,
In the Spanish army
(Bass)
Recordings: VOP 008/2002
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