The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera (2012)

Production companies : The Metropolitan Opera /

December 8, 2012 2h 41m United States of America Music Italian More

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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.

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title：The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera
status：Released
Release date： 2012
Runtime：2h 41m
Genres： Music ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： Italian ·
Director： Matthew Diamond /
Writers： Antonio Somma · Eugène Scribe ·
Production companies： The Metropolitan Opera ·
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.