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
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1953
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreography by
Cast
Riccardo, Count of Warwick, and Governor of Boston
Renato, his secretary and friend
Amelia, Renato's wife
Ulrica, a Fortuneteller
Oscar, a page
Sam, an enemy of the Count
Tom, an enemy of the Count
Judge
Silvano
Servant
Show Dates
Time and Place
End of Seventeenth Century, Colonial Boston
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- A Hall in the Governor's Mansion
Scene 2 -- The Hut of Ulrica
Act II -- A Lonely Spot near Boston
Act III, Scene 1 -- A Room in Renato's Dwelling
Scene 2 -- The Governor's Private Office
Scene 3 -- Terrace of the Governor's Mansion
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1953_01_compressed.pdf
(8.26 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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The Company General Director Gaetano Merola died on August 20th, while conducting Butterfly's "Un bel dì" in San Francisco's Stern Grove.
The entire 1953 season was labeled "Gaetano Merola, 1879-1953 -- In Memoriam."