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
08†, 10†, 18, April 1973
Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Conductor: Nino Verchi
Chorus master: Ramona Gandolfi
Stage director: Franco Zeffirelli
Costumes: Enrico Jop
Count Riccardo Governor of Warwick (Gustavus III) GIORGIO MERIGHI tenor
Stage director: Franco Zeffirelli
Costumes: Enrico Jop
Count Riccardo Governor of Warwick (Gustavus III) GIORGIO MERIGHI tenor
Amelia LEYLA GENCER soprano
Renato Secretary to the Governor (Anckarstroem) PIERO CAPPUCCILLI baritone
Samuele (Count Ribbing) enemy of the Governer FEDERICO DAVIA’
bass
Tomaso (Count Horn) enemy of the Governer SILVIO
MAOINICA bass
Silvano a sailor (Cristian) CARLO MELICIANI baritone
Oscar a page GIOVANNA SANTELLI soprano
Ulrica a fortune-teller (Arvidson) ADRIANA
LAZZARINI mezzo-soprano
Guidice GIANFRANCO MANGANOTTI tenor
Servo d’Amelia REGOLO ROMANI tenor
Time: Boston (USA) or Sweden
Time: Boston (USA) or Sweden
Place: End of
Eighteenth Century or 1792
Photos © ERIO PICCAGLIANI, Milano
† Recording date
Photos © ERIO PICCAGLIANI, Milano
Drawings © ENRICO JOP
GENCER ALLA SCALA
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
STAGIONE 1972 –
1973
COSTUMES
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
2022
COSTUMES OF AMELIA BY FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI
Shooting costumi Progetto Leyla Gencer / Shooting
costumes Project Leyla Gencer
Bozzetto ispirato al costume di Ameila, da Un Ballo,
interpretate di Gencer. Miniatura dell'intimo e delle sottostrutture.
Below sketch inspired by Amelia’s costume, from Un
ballo in Maschera (1973) interpreted by Leyla Gencer. Miniature of underwear
and substructure.
© Accademia Teatro alla Scala
FROM THE HOUSE PROGRAMME OF TEATRO ALLA SCALA
2022 UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
OPERA MAGAZINE
1972 December
COMPLETE RECORDING
1973.04.08
Recording Excerpts [1973.04.10]
Ecco l'orrido campo campo ove s'acooppia Act II
