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
1965
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Designer
Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr.(resident designer)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Marchese di Calatrava
Leonora di Vargas, his daughter
Curra, her maid
Don Alvaro, a young nobleman
Alcalde
Don Carlo di Vargas, Leonora's brother
Trabuco, a peddler
Preziosilla, a Gypsy fortuneteller
Fra Melitone, a friar of the monastery
Padre Guardiano, superior of the monastery
Surgeon
Show Dates
Time and Place
Spain and Italy, the eighteenth century
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- A room in the house of the Marchese di Calatrava
Scene 2 -- An 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 -- A solitary spot near the monastery
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1965_10_compressed.pdf
(10.8 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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