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
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1976-1977
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Lighting Designer
Musical Preparation
Cast
Marchese di Calatrava
Leonora di Vargas
Curra
Don Alvaro
Alcalde
Don Carlo di Vargas
Trabuco
Preziosilla
Fra Melitone
Padre Guardiano
Surgeon
Mother
Show Dates
Time and Place
Mid-nineteenth century; Italy
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- A room in the house of the Marchese
Scene 2 -- A hillside near an inn
Scene 3 -- In front of a monastery
Scene 4 -- In the church of the monastery
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 1 -- Ruins of a church near Velletri, Italy
Scene 2 -- Officers' quarters
Scene 3 -- A wheat field near Velletri
INTERMISSION
Act III, Scene 1 -- Cloister of a monastery
Scene 2 -- A solitary spot near the monastery
Acknowledgements
New production made possible, in part, by generous gifts from a number of arts patrons
and the William H. Noble Estate
Notes
Scenery Built by Ercole Sormani, Milan, and Scenopam, Rome
Costumes executed by Gabriel Pacchia, Costumi GP 11, Rome
CORPS DE BALLET
Margaret DeWitt
Jean Harris
Wendy Holt
Sherri Parks
Angie Smith
Maria Angela Villa
Ric "E" Abel
Isom Buenavista
Jeffry Judson
Randall Krivonic
Jeffrey Smith
Sulpicio Wagner
Richard Browne, Ballet Captain