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Un ballo in maschera at the Teatro di San Carlo: vocal triumph within a traditional frame

Anna Netrebko (Amelia) and Ludovic Tézier (Renato)
© Luciano Romano
Piero Pretti (Riccardo), Anna Netrebko (Amelia) and ensemble
© Luciano Romano
Romano Dal Zovo (Samuel), Ludovic Tézier (Renato) and Adriano Gramigni (Tom)
© Luciano Romano
Elizabeth DeShong (Ulrica)
© Luciano Romano
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“in her role debut as Amelia, Netrebko proved exceptional”
Reviewed at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples on 11 October 2025
Verdi, Un ballo in maschera
Teatro di San Carlo
Pinchas Steinberg, Conductor
Massimo Gasparon, Director
Pier Luigi Samaritani, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Andrea Borelli, Lighting Designer
Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo
Coro del Teatro di San Carlo
Piero Pretti, Riccardo
Ludovic Tézier, Renato
Anna Netrebko, Amelia
Elizabeth DeShong, Ulrica
Cassandre Berthon, Oscar
Romano Dal Zovo, Samuel
Adriano Gramigni, Tom
Maurizio Bove, Silvano
Massimo Sirigu, Judge
Roberto Maria Pizzuto, Choreography
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