The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera
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2012-12-08
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Music
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.
Featured Crew
| Antonio Somma | Writer |
| Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Eugène Scribe | Original Story |
| Paul Steinberg | Set Designer |
| Fabio Luisi | Conductor |
| Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Mia Bongiovanni | Supervising Producer |
| Elena Park | Supervising Producer |
| Victoria Warivonchik | Producer |
| Matthew Diamond | Director |
