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Un Ballo in Maschera

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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
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1977
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Lighting Designer
Prompter
Musical Preparation

Cast

Count Horn (Samuele)
Count Ribbing (Tommaso)
Gustavus III (Riccardo)
Count Anckarström (Renato)
Madame Arvidson (Ulrica)
Christian (Silvano)
Amelia's servant
Amelia Anckarström

Show Dates

Broadcast

11/25/1977, live broadcast, KKHI and NPR.

Time and Place

1792 in Stockholm, Sweden

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- Morning levee in the king's bedroom
Scene 2 -- Madame Arvidson's house on the waterfront
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 1 -- A lonely spot on the seashore
Scene 2 -- Count Anckarström's study
INTERMISSION
Act III, Scene 1 -- The king's box at the opera
Scene 2 -- Inside the Stockholm opera house

Media

Acknowledgements

New production of "Un Ballo in Maschera" made possible through a gift from a friend of the San Francisco Opera.

Notes

11/25/1977, live broadcast, KKHI and NPR. Intermission interviews: #1 Katia Ricciarelli and Jose Carreras (guests), #2  Terry McEwen and Kurt Herbert Adler (guests), #3 Closing remarks, Kurt Herbert Adler (guest).

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