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
Sacramento, CA
Venue
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Season
1961
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Scenic revision
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Count Horn (Samuele)
Count Warting (Tommaso)
Oscar (Edgar), a page
Gustavus III, King of Sweden (Riccardo)
Count Anckarstroem (Renato), the king's secretary
Judge
Ulrica, a sorceress
Silvano, a Sailor
The Countess's servant
Countess Anckarstroem (Amelia)
Show Dates
Time and Place
1792, Sweden
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- The king's audience chamber
Scene 2 -- Ulrica's cave
Act II -- A clearing in a lonely forest
Act III, Scene 1 -- A room in Count Anckarstroem's mansion
Scene 2 -- A room in the royal palace
Scene 3 -- The royal ballroom
Notes
Corps de Ballet