The Force of Destiny
work by Verdi
Also known as: “La forza del destino”
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discussed in biography
- In Giuseppe Verdi: The later middle years of Giuseppe Verdi
…same year his next work, La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny), was produced at St. Petersburg. Always on the lookout for novel dramatic material, Verdi had wanted to tackle the epic narrative extending over many years and many locations, with scenes of high life and low. This he…
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literary sources
- In Ángel de Saavedra, duke de Rivas
…the source for his opera La forza del destino. Saavedra’s later dramas are undistinguished. In 1836 he became minister of the interior under Francisco de Istúriz and in the following year was again compelled to flee the country owing to his conversion to conservative opinions. Returning to Spain in 1838,…
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