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La Forza del Destino (Los Angeles)

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Force of Destiny
Based On

the play "Don Álvaro, o La Fuerza del Sino" by Angel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas

Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1954
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreography by

Cast

Marquis of Calatrava
Donna Leonora
Don Carlo
Don Alvaro
Padre Guardiano
Fra Melitone
Preziosilla
Alcalde
Old Woman

Show Dates

Time and Place

About the middle of the Eighteenth Century; Spain and Italy

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- Room in the House of Marquis of Calatrava
Scene 2 -- An inn at Hornachuelos
Act II, Scene 1 -- Tent near Velletri, Italy
Scene 2 -- A Soldiers' Camp at Velletri
Act III -- The Cloister of the Monastery of Hornachuelos
Act IV, Scene 1 -- Same as Act III
Scene 2 -- A Solitary Spot near the Monastery

Notes

Corps de Ballet

The curtain time is a guess; records preserved everything but those.