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
03 January 1963
Staatsoper, Wien
Conductor: Giuseppe Patané
Chorus master: Richard Rossmayer
Stage director: Josef Gielen
Scene and costumes: Ita MaximownaChoreography: 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 n/a bass
Tomaso (Count Horn) enemy of the Governer n/a bass
Silvano a sailor (Cristian) n/a baritone
Oscar a page OLIVERA MILJAKOVIC soprano
Ulrica a fortune-teller (Arvidson) GIULIETTA SIMIONATO mezzo-soprano
Time: Boston (USA) or Sweden
Place: End of
Eighteenth Century or 1792 