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
1933
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Cast
Marquis of Calatrava
Donna Leonora
Don Carlo
Don Alvaro
Father Guardiano, Abbot of Hornachuelos
Melitone, a friar
Curra
Trabuco
Surgeon
Alcalde
Preziosilla
Old Woman
Staff Officer
Show Dates
Time and Place
Mid-18th century; Spain and Italy
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- Room in the house of Marquis of Calatrava
Act I, Scene 2 -- An inn at Hornachuelos
Act II -- The cloister of the Monastery of Hornachuelos
Act III, Scene 1 -- A wood near Velletri
Act III, Scene 2 -- An old house in the wood
Act IV, Scene 1 -- Same as Act II
Act IV, Scene 2 -- A solitary spot near the convent
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1933_06_compressed.pdf
(2.71 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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The opera was given in the original St. Petersburg version.
The overture was played between Scenes 1 and 2 of Act I.