Don Alvaro, o la fuerza del sino

Don Álvaro, o la fuerza del sino is a Spanish play by Ángel de Saavedra, also known as the duke de Rivas. Premiering in 1835, it is considered a landmark work that signaled the triumph of Romantic drama in Spain. The play's narrative and themes later inspired Giuseppe Verdi's opera La forza del destino. Saavedra, a poet, dramatist, and politician, wrote this play during his exile, which was influenced by the Romantic movement. The work's significance in Spanish theatre is often compared to that of Victor Hugo's Hernani in France.1