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La Forza Del Destino, 28 August 1951
The Opera
Venue: King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Francesco Maria Piave
Conductor: Fritz Busch
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Calatrava: Stanley Mason
Leonora: Walburga Wegner
Curra: Bruna Maclean
Don Alvaro: David Poleri
Alcade: Dennis Wicks
Don Carlo: Marko Rothmuller
Trabuco: Robert Thomas
Preziosilla: Mildred Miller
Fra Melitone: Owen Brannigan
Guardiano: Bruce Dargavel
Surgeon: Philip Lewtas
Production Team
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
Set Designer: Leslie Hurry
Costume Designer: Leslie Hurry
Choreographer: Sigurd Leeder
The Opera
Venue: King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Francesco Maria Piave
Conductor: Fritz Busch
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Calatrava: Stanley Mason
Leonora: Walburga Wegner
Curra: Bruna Maclean
Don Alvaro: David Poleri
Alcade: Dennis Wicks
Don Carlo: Marko Rothmuller
Trabuco: Robert Thomas
Preziosilla: Mildred Miller
Fra Melitone: Owen Brannigan
Guardiano: Bruce Dargavel
Surgeon: Philip Lewtas
Production Team
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
Set Designer: Leslie Hurry
Costume Designer: Leslie Hurry
Choreographer: Sigurd Leeder