La forza del destino
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La forza del destino 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, by Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke
c. 1870 poster by Charles Lecocq
First edition (1862) of the libretto of La forza del destino, Saint Petersburg, with bilingual Italian and Russian text
Verdi in 1859
Francesco Maria Piave, librettist of the opera
Giuseppe Verdi
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Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the modern province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, receiving a
La forza del destino
…La forza del destino (Italian pronunciation: ; The Power of Fate, often translated as 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…
Verdi, c. 1872
Verdi's childhood home at Le Roncole
Antonio Barezzi, Verdi's patron and later father-in-law
Margherita Barezzi, Verdi's first wife