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The Force of Destiny, opera in four acts by famous Italian composer, Giuseppe Verdi, will premiere on the Main Stage on 25th February, conducted by Dejan Savić, and the stage directing is entrusted to Alberto Palloshi from Italy.
The cast: Aleksandar Manevski/ Mihailo Šljivić / Strahinja Đokić (Marquis), Jasmina Trumbetaš Petrović / Ana Rupčić (Leonora), Miodrag D. Jovanović / Dragutin Matić (Don Carlos), Dejan Maksimović / Dušan Plazinić (Don Alvaro), Jadranka Jovanović / Aleksandra Angelov / Ljubica Vraneš (Preziosilla), Nebojša Babić/ Aleksa Vasić (Fra Melitone), Ivan Tomašev / Nenad Jakovljević / Dragoljub Bajić (Guardiano), Tatjana Mitić / Jovana Belić / Nevena Matić (Maid), Sveto Kastratović / Mihailo Šljivić / Strahinja Đokić (Alcalde), Darko Đorđević/ Slobodan Živković / Stevan Karanac (Trabuco), Predrag Gligorić/ Miodrag Markovski (Surgeon).
The National Theatre’ Orchestra, Choir аnd Ballet take part in the production.
Miraš Vuksanović is a set designer, Katarina Grčić Nikolić is a costume designer, choreographer Dejan Kolarov and Tereza Gargano is a light designer.
The production team includes Tereza Gargano/ Ivana Dragutinović Maričić (assistants stage director), Mateo Anselmi/ Ana Grigorović (assistants stage director), Dijana Cvetković i Patrik Berns (assistants conductor) and Jasna Saramandić (assistant set designer).
Concert Masters Edit Makedonska / Vesna Jansens.
Francesco Maria Piave wrote libretto for The Force of Destiny. The opera had its first premiere in Saint Petersburg on 10th November 1862.
M.B.