Force of Destiny
Composer
Librettist
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
Curra
Trabuco
Surgeon
Alcalde
Old Woman
Solo Dancer(s)
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.