Un Ballo in Maschera

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A Masked Ball
Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist
Antonio Somma
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
1971
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Charles Mackerras
Stage Director(s)
Piero Faggioni
Designer
Lloyd Burlingame
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.
Chorus Director
Francesco Prestia
Choreographer
Nancy Johnson
Musical Preparation
Monroe Kanouse

Cast

Sam
Richard Mundt
Tom
Philip Booth
Oscar
Helen Donath
Riccardo
Luciano Pavarotti
Renato
Franco Bordoni
Judge
Joe Pinedo
Ulrica
Irene Dalis
Silvano
Allan Monk
Amelia's servant
Daniel Sullivan
Amelia
Martina Arroyo

Show Dates

Broadcast

11/5/1971, broadcast KKHI.  

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 -- A lonely spot near Boston
Act III -- Scene 1 -- A room in Renato's house
Scene 2 -- The Governor's mansion -- a) an audience chamber; b) ballroom

Media

Acknowledgements

This production of "Un Ballo in Maschera" was donated to the San Francisco Opera by the San Francisco Opera Guild in 1965.

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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 11/5/1971, broadcast KKHI.  Intermission taped features: Intermissions #1 and #2, Bill Agee (guest). 

Corps de Ballet