La Forza del Destino

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The Force of Destiny
Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist
Francesco Maria Piave
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
1963
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Production
Paul Hager
Designer
Leni Bauer-Ecsy
Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr.(resident designer)
Chorus Director
Vincenzo Giannini
Choreographer
Lew Christensen
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Marchese di Calatrava
Joshua Hecht
Leonora di Vargas
Leontyne Price
Curra, her maid
Dorothy Cole
Don Alvaro, a young nobleman of Inca origin
James McCracken
Alcalde
Peter van der Bilt
Don Carlo di Vargas, Leonora's brother
Julien Haas
Preziosilla, a Gypsy fortuneteller
Janis Martin
Trabuco
Howard Fried
Fra Melitone
Elfego Esparza
Padre Guardiano, superior of the convent
Walter Kreppel
Surgeon
Daniel McCaughna
Solo Dancer(s)
Virginia Johnson
Robert Gladstein

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 Marchese di Calatrava
Scene 2 -- Inn at Hornachuelos
Act II, Scene 1 -- In front of the monastery of Hornachuelos
Scene 2 -- In the monastery of Hornachuelos
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

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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