The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera
Release Date: 2012-12-08
Overview: 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.
Rating: 10 / 10
Cast
Marcelo Álvarez
as King Gustavo III (Riccardo)
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
as Count Anckarström (Renato)
Sondra Radvanovsky
as Amelia Anckarström
Kathleen Kim
as Oscar
Stephanie Blythe
as Madame Ulrica Arvidsson
Crew
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Antonio Somma - Writer
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Giuseppe Verdi - Original Music Composer
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Eugène Scribe - Original Story
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Paul Steinberg - Set Designer
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Fabio Luisi - Conductor
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