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| Composer | Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Antonio Somma |
| Year | 1859 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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RigaUn ballo in maschera
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Marina Bianchi; Latvian National Opera; Leila Fteita; Lorena Marin; Andrea Borelli; Latvian National Opera Orchestra
MunichUn ballo in maschera
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Marco Armiliato; Johannes Erath; Bavarian State Opera; Heike Scheele; Gesine Völlm; Joachim Klein; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
LondonUn ballo in mascheraNew production
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Jakub Hrůša; Philipp Stölzl; The Royal Opera; Antony McDonald; Fabiana Piccioli; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Zurich Opera’s brooding Ballo in maschera comes to Edinburgh
Gianandrea Noseda conducts his Zurich Opera forces as Adele Thomas' 2024 production arrives in Edinburgh with a cast led by Stephen Costello and Elena Stikhina.
Elin Pritchard stands out in Holland Park’s Ballo in maschera
Elin Pritchard’s Amelia lights up an evening which is superb musically, easy on the eye and eventually overcomes the shortcomings of Antonio Somma's libretto.
Eyes wide shut for Berlin’s new Ballo
At the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Rafael R Villalobos addresses the problems he perceives with Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, although the musical performances – led by Anna Netrebko – compensate.
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Jamie Barton: top ten Verdi mezzos
Verdi wrote some terrific "larger than life" roles for mezzo-sopranos. Jamie Barton picks her favourite singers for her "top ten" playlist.