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
1951
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Cast
Marquis of Calatrava
Donna Leonora, his daughter
Don Carlo, his son
Don Alvaro
Abbot of Hornachuelos
Fra Melitone, a friar
Preziosilla
Curra
Trabuco
Surgeon
Alcalde
Old Woman
Show Dates
Time and Place
About the middle of the Eighteenth Crntury; Spain and Italy
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- Room in the House of Marquis of Calatrava
Scene 2 -- An inn at Hornachuelos
Act II -- The Cloister of the Monastery of Hornachuelos
Act III, Scene 1 -- A Soldiers' Camp at Velletri
Scene 2 -- Desolate Farm House in Velletri, Italy
Act IV, Scene 1 -- Same as Act II
Scene 2 -- A Solitary Spot near the Monastery
Notes
The curtain time did not survive in records; the starting time given is a guess.
Corps de Ballet
There was also an indication of a Guild Rehearsal of "Forza," but no details were given.
It is assumed the cast was the same as in the performance listed.