The overture to La Forza Del Destino was composed when Italian composer, Giuseppe Verdi, revised his opera for a performance at La Scala in 1869. This arrangement captures the full range of thematic contrasts and emotion present in the original and will be challenging and rewarding for developing orchestras. Verdi intended the opening agitated theme to represent fate, and this melodic them unifies many different thematic ideas in the overture. A musical metaphor for the force of destiny - chaotic on the surface, yet logical and coherent in the depth of its design.