Verdi: Un ballo in maschera

Verdi: Un ballo in maschera

1990
2h 25m
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Overview

Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué. The plot concerns the assassination in 1792 of King Gustav III of Sweden who was shot, as the result of a political conspiracy, while attending a masked ball, dying of his wounds thirteen days later.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Salzburg Festival Opera
Production Countries
Austria
Spoken Languages
Italian

Keywords

opera

Quick Facts

Release Date June 1, 1990
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo

Gustavo III

Josephine Barstow
Josephine Barstow

Amelia

Leo Nucci
Leo Nucci

Count Anckarström

Florence Quivar
Florence Quivar

Madame Arvidson

Sumi Jo
Sumi Jo

Oscar

Kurt Rydl
Kurt Rydl

Ribbing

Georg Solti
Georg Solti

Conductor

Key Crew

Antonio Somma
Writer
Brian Large
Director
John Schlesinger
Director