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La forza del destino opens in St Petersburg on 10 November 1862 for the Imperial Italian troupe

Piave and the Russian Italian troupe share the night. In the causal graph this event strengthens Social Cohesion, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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Piave and the Russian Italian troupe share the night. Later Milan revisions are carriers.

Context

Unification-era deputy work is neighbouring politics.

Giuseppe Verdi’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Imperial Russian taste for Italian opera; Verdi travelled for the production.

Why it matters

A cross-border imperial premiere is a cohesion path for shared theatre publics.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

    Named composer of Forza. Piave and the imperial troupe share the premiere.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactLa forza del destino opens in St Petersburg on 10 November 1862 for the Imperial Italian troupe
    2. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.45 · Effect from 10 November 1862 · verified

    A dated imperial-capital premiere is a limited cohesion path.

    • Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Weakens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Ricordi — Verdi publishing house heritageCasa Ricordi · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Giuseppe VerdiEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Britannica dates La forza del destino’s 10 November 1862 premiere at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St Petersburg.

Britannica and Ricordi heritage independently date the 1862 Forza premiere.

Established: 10 November 1862 St Petersburg premiere. Not established: that later Milan texts are this night.

Giuseppe Verdi did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act. Keep later revised Forza distinct. Keep later revised Forza distinct.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorGiuseppe Verdi
  2. contributed toFactLa forza del destino opens in St Petersburg on 10 November 1862 for the Imperial Italian troupe
  3. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). La forza del destino opens in St Petersburg on 10 November 1862 for the Imperial Italian troupe. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/gv-forza-1862

https://factrail.ai/facts/gv-forza-1862

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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