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Un Ballo in Maschera (Los Angeles)

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A Masked Ball
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
Music Center Pavilion
Season
1965
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers

Cast

Samuel, a conspirator
Tom, a conspirator
Oscar, Riccardo's aide-de-camp
Riccardo, Governor of Boston
Renato, Riccardo's secretary
Ulrica, a sorceress
Silvano, a Sailor
Servant
Amelia, Renato's wife

Show Dates

Time and Place

Colonial Boston

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- An audience chamber in the Governor's mansion
Scene 2 -- Ulrica's cave
Act II, Scene 1 -- A lonely spot near the town
Scene 2 -- A room in Renato's house
Act III -- In the Governor's mansion

Sponsors

The San Francisco Opera Association gratefully acknowledges a gift by Wilfred Allen Taylor of the orchestra material for "Un Ballo in Maschera" in memory of his mother, Emily Louise Taylor.

Acknowledgements

The San Francisco Opera Association gratefully acknowledges the donation of the new production of
"Un Ballo in Maschera" by the San Francisco Opera Guild.

Notes

Corps de Ballet