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2011-02-02
Donna Leonora, daughter of the Marquis of Calatrava, is about to flee secretly with her lover Don Alvaro (son of the Viceroy of Mexico and an Inca princess). The Marquis bursts in unexpectedly. Alvaro hesitates to raise his weapon against his loverâs father and throws his pistol. As it falls, the pistol goes off and the Marquis is mortally wounded. As he lies dying, he curses his daughter. Don Carlo di Vargas, Leonoraâs brother, resolves to avenge his sister and her fiancĂ© for their fatherâs death. In the turmoil of the chase, Leonora and Alvaro lose track of one another... âLa forza del destinoâ is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, adapted from the play âDon Ălvaro o la fuerza del destinoâ (Spain, 1835) by Ăngel de Saavedra, the Duke of Rivas. Premiered on 10 November 1862 at the Imperial Theatre in Saint Petersburg. From the box set of 27 Verdi operas âTutto Verdiâ. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 2 and 5 February 2011.
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