Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

Synopsis

This production from Covent Garden is set in Stockholm, and not Boston. With Reri Grist (Oscar), Placido Domingo (Gustavus), Katia Ricciarelli (Amelia), Piero Cappucili (Renato), Patricia Payne (? - the booklet or DVD fails to credit the singer) (Ulrica) and Claudio Abbado in the pit: all at their peak, you just simply cannot go wrong when purchasing this DVD. This performance made me realise why I had fallen in love with opera: beautiful (today one should be thankful) and convincing sets and costumes, and fiery conducting and singing from all the above soloists which leaves you breathless. Domingo as the King (not the Governor of Boston) is simply ravishing! He is so convincing and dashing as Gustavus - I think very few tenors nowadays can even attempt such a convincing vocal and dramatic performance.

Main Cast

Plácido Domingo

Gustavo III

Age : 83 | Popularity : 7%

Katia Ricciarelli

Amelia

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Piero Cappuccilli

Anckarstroem

Age : 78 | Popularity : 7%

Reri Grist

Oscar

Age : 92 | Popularity : 3%

Patricia Payne

Ulrica

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Elizabeth Bainbridge

Mlle. Arvidson

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

William Elwin

Silvano

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Gwynne Howell

Samuel

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Giuseppe Verdi
Directing	Director	Otto Schenk John Vernon
Writing	Original Story	Eugène Scribe
	Writer	Antonio Somma
Department	Role	Name

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