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La forza del destino (1862)
Aida (1871)
Otello (1887)
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“La forza del destino” by Giuseppe Verdi

The Force of Destiny, Die Macht des Schicksals, La Force du destin, Сила судьбы

Premiere / date of written: 22 November 1862

It was first performed in the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre of St. Petersburg, Russia, on 22 November [O.S. 10 November] 1862.

Libretti

# Language Authors
1 Italian Francesco Maria Piave
2 German
3 English Dale McAdoo, 1954
4 French B. Vienne
5 Russian

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