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- Giuseppe Verdi
La Forza del Destino (The Force of Destiny) (1862)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
G. Schirmer controls the rights in the English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin for this work but does not supply orchestral materials.
- Libretto by F. M. Piave and A. Ghislanzoni. English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin.
- English, Italian
Programme Note
Cast List:
THE MARQUIS OF CALATRAVA: Bass
DONNA LEONORA, his daughter: Soprano
DON CARLO, her brother: Baritone
DON ALVARO: Tenor
PREZIOSILLA, a gipsy girl: Mezzo-Soprano
PADRE GUARDIANO: Bass
MELITONE, a friar: Bass
CURRA, Leonora's maid: Soprano
TRABUCCO, a muleteer, afterwards a peddler: Tenor
A SPANISH MILITARY SURGEON: Baritone
Muleteers, Spanish and Italian Peasants, Italian and Spanish Soldiers, Friars of the Order of St. Francis, etc.
Synopsis:
Don Alvaro, a young nobleman from India, falls in love with Leonora, daughter of the Marquis of Calatrava, who is vehemently against the union. Alvaro accidentally shoots the Marquis who dies, cursing his daughter, who takes refuge in a monastery. Meanwhile, Alvaro joins the army and becomes friendly with Don Carlo, unaware that he is Leonora’s brother. When they become aware of each other’s identities, Don Carlo is determined to avenge his father’s death. Alvaro fatally wounds Don Carlo in a fight and calls for help. Leonora arrives to tend to her brother, who stabs her in the heart. Devastated, Alvaro jumps to his death.
THE MARQUIS OF CALATRAVA: Bass
DONNA LEONORA, his daughter: Soprano
DON CARLO, her brother: Baritone
DON ALVARO: Tenor
PREZIOSILLA, a gipsy girl: Mezzo-Soprano
PADRE GUARDIANO: Bass
MELITONE, a friar: Bass
CURRA, Leonora's maid: Soprano
TRABUCCO, a muleteer, afterwards a peddler: Tenor
A SPANISH MILITARY SURGEON: Baritone
Muleteers, Spanish and Italian Peasants, Italian and Spanish Soldiers, Friars of the Order of St. Francis, etc.
Synopsis:
Don Alvaro, a young nobleman from India, falls in love with Leonora, daughter of the Marquis of Calatrava, who is vehemently against the union. Alvaro accidentally shoots the Marquis who dies, cursing his daughter, who takes refuge in a monastery. Meanwhile, Alvaro joins the army and becomes friendly with Don Carlo, unaware that he is Leonora’s brother. When they become aware of each other’s identities, Don Carlo is determined to avenge his father’s death. Alvaro fatally wounds Don Carlo in a fight and calls for help. Leonora arrives to tend to her brother, who stabs her in the heart. Devastated, Alvaro jumps to his death.