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La Forza del Destino (Overture)
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Xian Zhang
Recording date: 10 November 2017
Date of broadcast: 23 January 2018
One of Verdi's most memorable overtures, this work immediately creates a foreboding atmosphere with the opening brass exclamations, which reflect the theme of tragic destiny which runs through the entire opera. References to the opera can be found in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events series of novels.
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Xian Zhang
Recording date: 10 November 2017
Date of broadcast: 23 January 2018
