Name: Un ballo in maschera
Start: 2008-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2008-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Teatro Real

Organization

Cantante

Basso

Borja Quiza

Silvano

Tenore

Marcelo Álvarez

Riccardo

Francesco Hong

Soprano

Violeta Urmana

Amelia

Indra Thomas

Baritono

Marco Vratogna

Renato

Ludovic Tézier

Contralto

Elena Zaremba

Ulrica

Małgorzata Walewska

Alessandra Marianelli

Oscar

Sabina Puértolas

Orlando Niz

Un Giudice

César San Martín

Un Servo d'Amelia

Direzione d'orchestra

Jesús López-Cobos

Regia

Mario Martone

Costumi

Bruno Schwengl

Scenografia

Sergio Tramonti

Direzione del coro

Peter Burian

Scott Wilde

Miguel Sola

Samuel

Teatro Real de Madrid

Un ballo in maschera

Madrid

Spagna

Teatro Real

In September 2008 the Neapolitan stage and screen director, Mario Martone, changed the setting of this opera from the late 17th to the 19th century. He believed that Verdi’s story of passion and political rivalry was better suited to the composer’s own era. In this opera, Verdi breaks free from the strict forms of arias and duets, creating larger ensembles with a more fluid and wide-ranging musical discourse. At the same time, he skilfully uses the conventional forms and styles which were the legacy of French comic opera (the character of Oscar) and of grand opera, connecting them to the tradition of Italian opera.

Verdi’s enormous talent for creating well-rounded characters, his keen sense of drama and endless musical inspiration are all on display in this work, in which he skilfully balances drama and comedy, large ensembles and intimate moments, the bustle of the court and the inner dramas of the protagonists. Loyalty, treachery and passion are the three fundamental elements of Un ballo in maschera. Each one has its own theme which we hear in the overture. Passion, however, is the over-riding sentiment of the dramatic final scenes.

Un ballo in maschera by G. Verdi, from Teatro Real, 2008. Directed by Mario Martone, conductor Jesús López Cobos, starring Marcelo Álvarez, Marco Vratogna, Elena Zaremba and Violeta Urmana. Performed in Italian and subtitled in English, German, Spanish, French and Italian.

Un ballo in maschera Verdi

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