The 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 2024-2025 Language Italian Sung Language Italian Supertitles English Creative/Crew Conductor Eun Sun Kim Director Leo Muscato Set Designer(s) Federica Parolini Costume Designer(s) Silvia Aymonino Lighting Designer Alessandro Verazzi Choreographer Colm Seery Chorus Director John Keene Assistant Conductor Emmanuel Tjeknavorian Prompter Matthew Piatt Musical Preparation Nelson Calzi Bryndon Hassman Bin Yu Sanford John Churchwell Fabrizio Corona Diction Nelson Calzi Fabrizio Corona Supertitles Philip Kuttner Assistant Director(s) José Maria Condemi Stage Manager(s) Jayme O’Hara Assistant Stage Manager(s) Anna Reetz Jonathan S. Campbell Thea Railey Dance Master Colm Seery Fight Director Dave Maier Technical Supervisor Ryan O’Steen Costume Supervisor Galen Till Hair and Makeup Jeanna Parham Cast Samuel (Count Ribbing) Adam Lau Tom (Count Horn) Jongwon Han Oscar Mei Gui Zhang Gustavus III (Riccardo) Michael Fabiano Renato Amartüvshin Enkhbat Chief Magistrate Christopher Oglesby Ulrica Judit Kutasi Christian (Silvano) Samuel Kidd Amelia's servant Thomas Kinch Amelia Lianna Haroutounian Show Dates Wed, Sep 11 2024, 7:30pm Sun, Sep 15 2024, 2pm Wed, Sep 18 2024, 7:30pm Sat, Sep 21 2024, 7:30pm Tue, Sep 24 2024, 7:30pm Fri, Sep 27 2024, 7:30pm Time and Place TIME AND PLACE: 1792, Stockholm, Sweden Scenes ACT I Scene 1: Levee in the king’s bedroom ACT I Scene 2: Ulrica’s house on the waterfront INTERMISSION ACT II A lonely field INTERMISSION ACT III Scene 1: Renato’s study ACT III Scene 2: The king’s box at the opera ACT III Scene 3: At a masked ball Media Image The final scene in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Judit Kutasi as Ulrica and chorister Sydnee Turrentine Johnson and supernumerary Atom Young Maguire in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Mei Gui Zhang as Oscar in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Mei Gui Zhang as Oscar, Michael Fabiano as Gustavus III, and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Michael Fabiano as Gustavus III in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Christopher Oglesby as the Chief Magistrate and Mei Gui Zhang as Oscar in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Judit Kutasi as Ulrica in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Samuel Kidd as Christiano with members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Judit Kutasi as Ulrica and Michael Fabiano as Gustavus III in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Mei Gui Zhang as Oscar, Michael Fabiano as Gustavus III, Samuel Kidd as Christiano, and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Lianna Haroutounian as Amelia in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Lianna Haroutounian as Amelia in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Amartuvshin Enkhbat as Renato and Lianna Haroutounian as Amelia in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Amartuvshin Enkhbat as Renato in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Jongwon Han as Tom, Adam Lau as Samuel, and Amartuvshin Enkhbat as Renato in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Mei Gui Zhang as Oscar in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Michael Fabiano as Gustavus III in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image The final scene in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Michael Fabiano as Gustavus III and Lianna Haroutounian as Amelia in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_2024_01_compressed.pdf (16.42 MB) Sponsors This production is made possible, in part, by Opening Weekend Grand Sponsor Diane B. Wilsey Jerome & Thao Dodson Keith & Priscilla Geeslin San Francisco Opera Guild John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem, through the Great Interpreters of Italian Opera Fund The Thomas Tilton Production Fund Mei Gui Zhang’s appearance is made possible by a gift to the Emerging Stars Fund by Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem Additional support provided by Jerome Guillen & Jeremy Gallaher Candace Zander Kahn Barbara Moller Ward Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Production of the Fondazione Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 9/15 performance was livestreamed, w/48 hour access to performance. 9/15 performance was followed by a talkback/Q&A with Mo. Kim in the auditorium. Supernumeraries Otto Cheshire James Coniglio Atom Young Maguire Michael Pinell Pedram Razavi Derrick Scott Ross Uchimura Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Judit Kutasi as Ulrica and chorister Sydnee Turrentine Johnson and supernumerary Atom Young Maguire in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Mei Gui Zhang as Oscar in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Mei Gui Zhang as Oscar, Michael Fabiano as Gustavus III, and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Michael Fabiano as Gustavus III in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Christopher Oglesby as the Chief Magistrate and Mei Gui Zhang as Oscar in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Judit Kutasi as Ulrica in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Samuel Kidd as Christiano with members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Judit Kutasi as Ulrica and Michael Fabiano as Gustavus III in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Mei Gui Zhang as Oscar, Michael Fabiano as Gustavus III, Samuel Kidd as Christiano, and members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Lianna Haroutounian as Amelia in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Lianna Haroutounian as Amelia in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Amartuvshin Enkhbat as Renato and Lianna Haroutounian as Amelia in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Amartuvshin Enkhbat as Renato in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Jongwon Han as Tom, Adam Lau as Samuel, and Amartuvshin Enkhbat as Renato in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Mei Gui Zhang as Oscar in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Michael Fabiano as Gustavus III in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Michael Fabiano as Gustavus III and Lianna Haroutounian as Amelia in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera