Description
Verdi: La Forza del Destino - La Scala 1978 /
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.52 x 5.31 x 0.59 inches; 3.88 Ounces
- Director : Giuseppe Patane, Lamberto Puggelli
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Classical, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled
- Run time : 192 minutes
- Release date : March 15, 2011
- Actors : Montserrat Caballe, Jose Carreras, Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Sesto Bruscantini
- Dubbed: : Italian
- Subtitles: : Italian, French, Spanish, English
- Language : Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0)
- Studio : Hardy Classic DVD
- Country of Origin : France
- Number of discs : 1
Cast: Caballe, Carreras, Cappuccilli, Ghiaurov, Bruscantini, Nave Orchestra & chorus La Scala Opera. Conductor: Giuseppe Patane. Live performance June 19, 1978. 2 DVDs.
La forza del destino (Italian pronunciation: [la ˈfɔrtsa del deˈstiːno]; The Power of Fate,[1] often translated 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 Rivas, with a scene adapted from Friedrich Schiller's Wallensteins Lager (Wallenstein's Camp). It was first performed in the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre of Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 29 November 1862 O.S. (N.S. 10 November).
La forza del destino is frequently performed, and there have been a number of complete recordings. In addition, the overture (to the revised version of the opera) is part of the standard repertoire for orchestras, often played as the opening piece at concerts.
