Details

The opera written in 1859 mixes comic elements in a tragic love story. Riccardo is a leader loved by his people but surrounded by conspirators. He also nurses a secret shame: he adores Amelia, the wife of his closest friend and loyal minister, Renato. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Cast/Performers

Gwyn Hughes Jones (Riccardo), Mary Elizabeth Williams (Amelia), Roland Wood (Renato), Phillip Rhodes (Renato - some dates), Julie Martin du Theil (Oscar - except Mar 6), Harriet Eyley (Oscar Mar 6), Sara Fulgoni (Ulrica), Jihoon Kim (Samuel), Tristan Hambleton (Tom), Jason Howard (Silvano), Andrew Irwin (Amelia's Servant)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi (1859)
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor(s): Carlo Rizzi (Cardiff / Birmingham), Gareth Jones (except Cardiff / Birmingham)
Director(s): David |Pountney, Robin Tebbutt (associate director)
Design: Raimund Bauer
Costume: Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Lighting: Fabrice Kebour
Choreographer: Michael Spenceley

Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball)

Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T174409359. Details of all Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2115

Archive Listings

10 Apr 19	Bristol Hippodrome Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive
3 Apr 19	Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive
27 Mar 19	Milton Keynes Theatre Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Mar 19 to 8 Mar 19	Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
9 Feb 19 to 23 Feb 19	Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

Un Ballo in Maschera review
11Apr19: Verdi's "A Masked Ball" from the WNO, seen in Bristol.

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