Release Date

08 Dec, 2012

Runtime

02:41: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera, 8 December 2012.

David Alden’s elegant 2012 production moves Verdi’s thrilling drama to a timeless setting inspired by film noir. Marcelo Álvarez is Gustavo III, the Swedish king in love with Amelia (Sondra Radvanovsky), the wife of his best friend and counselor, Count Anckarström (Dmitri Hvorostovsky). When Anckarström joins a conspiracy to murder the king, tragedy ensues. Stephanie Blythe is the fortuneteller Madame Ulrica Arvidsson and Kathleen Kim sings the page Oscar. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

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Actors

Marcelo Álvarez

Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Sondra Radvanovsky

Kathleen Kim

Stephanie Blythe

David Crawford

Keith Miller

Amir Levy

Christian Rozakis

Trevor Scheunemann

Mark Schowalter

Scott Scully

Deborah Voigt

Crew

Giuseppe Verdi

Antonio Somma

Eugène Scribe

Fabio Luisi

David Alden

Paul Steinberg

Brigitte Reiffenstuel

Adam Silverman

Maxine Braham

Jay David Saks

Mia Bongiovanni

Elena Park

Louisa Briccetti

Victoria Warivonchik