It Must Have Been Fate: Verdi's 'La Forza del Destino'
THE INTRO
THE HIT SINGLE: "Pace, pace, mio dio"
The opera's final scene opens with the aria "Pace, pace, mio dio" -- "Peace, my lord." Leonora (soprano Violeta Urmana) is outside the cave where she lives as a hermit, singing of her love for God, and for Alvaro. She's interrupted by the sound of fighting in the distance, as Carlo and Alvaro begin their duel, and the aria ends as she curses the intrusion on her "sacred retreat."
THE B SIDE: Trio, "Non imprecare"
The opera ends with an intense trio. Alvaro (tenor Marcelo Alvarez) feels cursed by fate, and by God. The Father Superior (bass Kwangchul Youn) urges him to humble himself, rather than cursing the almighty, while Leonora resigns herself to death, saying she'll wait for Alvaro in heaven.
