b'to London, Paris, and New York, and has since become one of the most frequently performed operas in the world.The aria you will hear today is sung by Rosina, who is the adopted ward ofDr. Bartolo. In it, Rosina is musing about how she will set traps to escapeher tyrannical guardian in order to be free and run away with her newcrush, Lindoro. Instrumentationflute and piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussion, strings, and solo voiceDuration14 minutesGiuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny)OvertureComposed 1862-69Giuseppe Verdi in 1859, exhausted from his many past successes but also frustrated by the tepid reception of his latest opera, decided to take a break from composition. This changed the following year when he received a commission for an opera from the directors of the Imperial Russian Theatre in St. Petersburg. This was to be his first of many important commissions to come from outside of the borders of Italy.Verdi chose to base his opera off of a Spanish play by ngel Prez de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas, called Don lvaro, o la fuerza del sino. Verdis opera, La forza del destino, premiered in St. Petersburg in 1862, and while it was not an immediate success, performances all over the world would soon follow.Not fully satisfied with his initial results, Verdi made a few significant changes to the score for the Italian premiere of the opera in 1869, which took place at La Scala in Milan. Among the numerous changes, Verdi reimagined the orchestral introduction which, originally, was fairly brief and led without pause into the first act. It was replaced with the full-blown overture you will hear today. This version is complete with important'