UN BALLO IN MASCHERA [Gustavus III]
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Opera in three acts in Italian
Libretto: Antonio Somma
Premièr at Apollo Theatre, Rome – 17 February 1859
20 November 1962
Staatsoper, Wien
Chorus master: Richard Rossmayer
Stage director: Josef Gielen
Scene and costumes: Ita Maximowna
Choreography: Willy Franzl
Count Riccardo Governor of Warwick (Gustavus III) GIUSEPPE ZAMPIERI tenor
Amelia LEYLA GENCER soprano
Renato Secretary to the Governor (Anckarstroem) ALDO PROTTI baritone
Samuele (Count Ribbing) enemy of the Governer TUGOMIR FRANC bass
Tomaso (Count Horn) enemy of the Governer FREDERICK GUTHRIE bass
Silvano a sailor (Cristian) SIEGRİED RUDOLF FRESE baritone
Oscar a page OLIVERA MILJAKOVIC soprano
Ulrica a fortune-teller (Arvidson) BISERKA CVRJIC mezzo-soprano
Time: Boston (USA)
Place: End of Eighteenth Century or 1792
