Film
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
1990 · 2h 25m
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Overview
Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué. The plot concerns the assassination in 1792 of King Gustav III of Sweden who was shot, as the result of a political conspiracy, while attending a masked ball, dying of his wounds thirteen days later.
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Cast
Plácido Domingo
Gustavo III
Josephine Barstow
Amelia
Leo Nucci
Count Anckarström
Florence Quivar
Madame Arvidson
Sumi Jo
Oscar
Kurt Rydl
Ribbing
Georg Solti
Conductor
Crew
- Brian LargeDirector
- John SchlesingerDirector
- Antonio SommaWriter
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 1, 1990
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
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