The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera

The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera, 8 December 2012.
20122h 41minMusic MoviesItaliano
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Plot

David Alden’s elegant 2012 production moves Verdi’s thrilling drama to a timeless setting inspired by film noir. Marcelo Álvarez is Gustavo III, the Swedish king in love with Amelia (Sondra Radvanovsky), the wife of his best friend and counselor, Count Anckarström (Dmitri Hvorostovsky). When Anckarström joins a conspiracy to murder the king, tragedy ensues. Stephanie Blythe is the fortuneteller Madame Ulrica Arvidsson and Kathleen Kim sings the page Oscar. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

WriterEugène Scribe
DirectorMatthew Diamond
ActorMarcelo Álvarez, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sondra Radvanovsky
CountryUnited States of America
ProductionThe Metropolitan Opera