The 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
1963
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Designer
Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr.(resident designer)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Marchese di Calatrava
Leonora di Vargas
Curra, her maid
Don Alvaro, a young nobleman of Inca origin
Alcalde
Don Carlo di Vargas, Leonora's brother
Preziosilla, a Gypsy fortuneteller
Trabuco
Fra Melitone
Padre Guardiano, superior of the convent
Surgeon
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 the Marchese di Calatrava
Scene 2 -- Inn at Hornachuelos
Act II, Scene 1 -- In front of the monastery of Hornachuelos
Scene 2 -- In the monastery of Hornachuelos
Act III, Scene 1 -- Ruins of a house near Velletri, Italy
Scene 2 -- Soldiers' camp at Velletri
Act IV, Scene 1 -- Cloister of the monastery of Hornachuelos
Scene 2 -- Solitary spot near the monastery
Notes
New Production In Memory of Gaetano Merola Corps de Ballet