Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera

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Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (2008)

Directed by Ángel Luis Ramírez

“Un ballo in maschera at the Teatro Real in Madrid”

Music · 2h 24m

Passion, loyalty and political conspiracy are the three pillars of Un ballo in maschera (1859), the 'most operatic of all operas'. Set in 19th-century Boston, Mario Martone's atmospheric production for the Teatro Real brings out all the innate theatricality and drama of Verdi's work. World famous Argentinean tenor Marcelo Álvarez, in the role of Riccardo, leads a fabulous cast including Lithuanian soprano Violeta Urmana as his lover Amelia, and Elena Zaremba as the witch Ulrica. Jesús López Cobos conducts the Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a performance that emphasises the lyricism and majesty of this wonderful work, in which grand opera and opera comique are woven into the Classical Italian Opera style.

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Cast

Marcelo Álvarez Riccardo Violeta Urmana Amelia Marco Vratogna Renato Elena Zaremba Ulrica
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Alessandra Marianelli Oscar
B
Borja Quiza Silvano
M
Miguel Solá Samuel
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Scott Wilde Tom
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Orlando Niz A Judge
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César San Martín Amelia's Servant Jesús López-Cobos Conductor

Crew

Director
Ángel Luis Ramírez
Writer
Antonio Somma
Original Music Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Details

Release date
2008-01-25
Runtime
2h 24m
Genres
Music
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Opus Arte, Teatro Real de Madrid