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| Giuseppe Verdi operas |
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• Rigoletto (1851) • Il trovatore (1853) • La traviata (1853) • Les vêpres siciliennes (1855) • Un ballo in maschera (1859) • La forza del destino (1862) • Aida (1871) • Otello (1887) • Falstaff (1893) |
“Un ballo in maschera” by Giuseppe Verdi
A Masked Ball, Ein Maskenball, Un bal masqué, Бал-маÑкарадPremiere / date of written: 17 February 1859
Opera received its premiere performance at the Teatro Apollo in Rome on 17 February 1859 and was immediately successful. This opera was first seen in New York its US premiere on 11 February 1861 and in the UK on 15 June of that year.
Libretti
| # | Language | Authors |
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| 1 |
Italian
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Antonio Somma |
| 2 |
German
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| 3 |
English
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| 4 |
French
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| 5 | Russian |
original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
History
- 1859 February 17 — World premiere of Verdi’s "Un ballo in maschera" at the Teatro Apollo in Rome.
Images
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
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| 1956 | Giuseppe di Stefano, Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi Eugenia Ratti, Fedora Barbieri |
Antonino Votto Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus |
Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: EX 290925-5 |
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| 1980 | Plácido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Renato Bruson, Edita Gruberová, Elena Obraztsova |
Claudio Abbado Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus |
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 453 148-2 |
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| 1991 | Luciano Pavarotti, Aprile Millo, Leo Nucci, Harolyn Blackwell, Florence Quivar |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 029-9 (Europe); DG 001086309 (073 4455) |
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