Un Ballo in Maschera
Complete performance
Saturday 21 May 2005 18:30-21:15 (Radio 3)
Antonio Pappano, Music Director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducts this new production of Verdi's 'most operatic of operas', with the three principals making their debuts in these roles.
Marcelo Alvarez plays the governor Riccardo, with Thomas Hampson as his devoted political ally and friend Renato. These characters both love the same woman - Renato's wife Amelia, sung by Karita Mattila - and when Renato turns assassin out of jealousy, the fortune teller Ulrica's prophecy comes true and Riccardo is murdered at Un Ballo in Maschera - a masked ball.
Presented by Stephanie Hughes.
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Duration:
2 hours 45 minutes
Playlist:
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Riccardo ...... Marcelo Alvarez (tenor)
Amelia ...... Karita Mattila (soprano)
Renato ...... Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Ulrica ...... Elisabetta Fiorillo (mezzo-soprano)
Oscar ...... Camilla Tilling (soprano)
Sam ...... Giovan Battista Parodi (bass)
Tom ...... Matthew Rose (bass)
Silvano ...... Jared Holt (baritone)
Judge ...... Andrew Kennedy (tenor)
Amelia's servant ...... Neil Gillespie (tenor)
Royal Opera Chorus
Renato Balsadonna (chorus director)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Vasko Vassilev (concert master)
Antonio Pappano (conductor)
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