Shakespearean history been filmed stand-alone, outside of the cycle at large. Famous examples include "Henry V" (1944), directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, and "Henry V" (1989), directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh; "Richard III" (1955), directed by and starring Olivier, and "Richard III" (1995), directed by Richard Loncraine and starring Ian McKellen; and "Chimes at Midnight" (1965) (also known as "Falstaff"), directed by and starring Orson Welles, combining "Henry IV, Part I" and "Part II", with some scenes from "Henry V". Shakespearean history In the First Folio, the plays of William Shakespeare were grouped into three categories: comedies, histories, and tragedies.
Giuseppe Verdi Senate, but did not participate in its activities. In the months following the staging of "Ballo", Verdi was approached by several opera companies seeking a new work or making offers to stage one of his existing ones, but refused them all. But when, in December 1860, an approach was made from Saint Petersburg's Imperial Theatre, the offer of 60,000 francs plus all expenses was doubtless a strong incentive. Verdi came up with the idea of adapting the 1835 Spanish play "Don Alvaro o la fuerza del sino" by Angel Saavedra, which became "La forza del destino", with Piave writing the