Verdi’s
Un Ballo in Maschera
TEATRO REGIO DI TORINO
www.operaincinema.com
Opera in Three Acts
Starring Gregory Kunde,
Gabriele Viviani & Oksana Dyka
SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
RUNNING TIME: 140 MINUTES, PLUS ONE INTERMISSION
CAPTURED LIVE IN PERFORMANCE, JUNE, 2012
© RAMELLA & GIANNESE / TEATRO REGIO DI TORINO
SYNOPSIS
CAST
Riccardo, the Earl of Warwick and Governor of late 17th-century
Boston, is enraptured with Amelia, wife of his advisor Renato.
Riccardo disguises himself to investigate complaints about the
fortune-teller Ulrica. When Amelia appears and tells Ulrica that
she loves Riccardo, the fortune-teller advises her to gather a special herb. Riccardo asks Ulrica to read his fortune; she tells him
he will be killed by the next man to shake his hand. Renato arrives and, by shaking Riccardo’s hand, alerts everyone present
that the disguised man is actually the Governor.
Riccardo, Earl of Warwick:
Renato:
Amelia:
Ulrica:
Oscar:
Silvano:
Samuel:
Tom:
At midnight on the outskirts of the city, Riccardo follows Amelia to the place where she has gone to pick herbs. Meeting, they
declare their love just before Renato arrives to warn Riccardo of
a plot against him; Amelia has hidden her face behind a veil to
conceal her identity from her husband. Riccardo, rushing off,
asks Renato to take care of the veiled woman, but not to seek to
find out her identity. The leaders of the conspiracy arrive; in confronting Renato in a struggle, the veil flies from Amelia’s face.
Seeing her, Renato assumes the worst and asks the leaders of the
conspiracy to meet him the following day.
Renato threatens to kill Amelia. But she maintains her innocence, so Renato vows to kill Riccardo instead. A page arrives
with an invitation to a masked ball; Renato and the conspirators agree to attend, planning to kill Riccardo then. At the ball,
Renato learns what costume Riccardo is wearing, finds and stabs
him. Riccardo proclaims that although he and Amelia were in
love, Amelia was never unfaithful to her husband. Riccardo pardons all and then dies.
Gregory Kunde
Gabriele Viviani
Oksana Dyka
Marianne Cornetti
Serena Gamberoni
Marco Camastra
Antonio Barbagallo
Gabriele Sagona
CREATIVE TEAM
Music:
Libretto:
Director:
Conductor:
Sets:
Costumes:
Choreography:
Chorus Master:
Giuseppe Verdi
Antonio Somma
Lorenzo Mariani
Renato Palumbo
Maurizio Balò
Maurizio Millenotti
Elisabetta Marini
Claudio Fenoglio
Orchestra and Chorus of The Teatro Regio di Torino