The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera, 8 December 2012.
10.0 / 10
161 minutes
2012-12-08
Italian
US
Actors :
Marcelo Álvarez, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sondra Radvanovsky, Kathleen Kim, Stephanie Blythe, David Crawford, Keith Miller, Amir Levy, Christian Rozakis, Trevor Scheunemann, Mark Schowalter, Scott Scully, Deborah Voigt
Description
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.