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
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1951
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Cast
Marquis of Calatrava
Donna Leonora, his daughter
Don Carlo, his son
Don Alvaro
Abbot of Hornachuelos
Nicola Moscona(9/28)
Nicola Rossi-Lemeni(10/4)
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
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1951_06_compressed.pdf
(5.22 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT We again acknowledge with grateful appreciation the generously donated use of the Emporium auditorium and facilities for chorus rehearsals this year which meant both a great convenience and a substantial saving to the Opera Company. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION