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Unmasking illusions: San Francisco Opera’s Un ballo in maschera mirrors life’s motley

Michael Fabiano (Gustavus III) and Lianna Haroutounian (Amelia)
© Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera
Lianna Haroutounian (Amelia)
© Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera
Michael Fabiano (Gustavus III)
© Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera
Amartuvshin Enkhbat (Renato) and Lianna Haroutounian (Amelia)
© Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera
By Thomas May, 26 September 2024
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“supplanted by an almost mythical focus on what drives these characters”
Reviewed at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 24 September 2024
Programme
Verdi, Un ballo in maschera
Performers
San Francisco Opera
Eun Sun Kim, Conductor
Leo Muscato, Director
Federica Parolini, Set Designer
Silvia Aymonino, Costume Designer
Alessandro Verazzi, Lighting Designer
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
San Francisco Opera Chorus
Michael Fabiano, Gustavo, King of Sweden
Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Renato
Lianna Haroutounian, Amelia
Judit Kutasi, Ulrica
Mei Gui Zhang, Oscar
Adam Lau, Count Horn
John Keene, Choirmaster / chorus director
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Thomas May
Thomas May
Thomas May is a writer and translator based in Seattle. His books include Decoding Wagner and The John Adams Reader, and he blogs about the arts at memeteria.com. He has written for The Washington Post, Gramophone, Listen, Symphony magazine, OPERA America, crosscut.com, and many other publications.