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
1958
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Marquis of Calatrava
Donna Leonora
Don Carlo
Don Alvaro
Padre Guardiano
Fra Melitone
Preziosilla
Curra
Trabuco
Surgeon
Alcalde
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 Marquis of Calatrava
Scene 2 -- Inn at Hornachuelos
Act II -- Courtyard of the Monastery of Hornachuelos
INTERMISSION
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