A Masked Ball
Composer
Librettist
Based On
a libretto by Eugene Scribe for Daniel Auber's opera Gustave III, ou Le Bal masque
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1957
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Riccardo (King Gustave III of Sweden)
Renato (Count Anckarström, the King's Secretary)
Amelia (Countess Anckarström)
Ulrica, the Astrologer
Oscar, a page
Silvano, a Sailor
Samuele (Count Horn)
Tommaso (Count Ribbing)
Judge
Amelia's servant
Show Dates
Time and Place
End of Seventeenth Century; Sweden
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- King's Audience Chamber
Scene 2 -- Ulrica's Cave
Act II -- A clearing in a lonely forest
Act III, Scene 1 -- A room in Renato's Mansion
Scene 2 -- A room in the Royal Palace
Scene 3 -- The Royal Ballroom
Notes
Corps de Ballet