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un ballo in maschera

Jan 24, 2025

Charles Castronovo Cancels Opening Performance of Munich’s ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of “Un Ballo in Maschera.” The company said that Giorgio Berrugi will sing the role of Riccardo replacing an ill Charles Castronovo. For his part, Castronovo said, “Hi everyone, well I’m really sorry to say that I will not be able to sing the first performance of ‘un ballo {…}

Jan 15, 2025

Bayerische Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” The company said, “In the performances of ‘Un ballo in maschera’ on January 26th and 29th and on February 1st, 5th and 8th, 2025, Ludovic Tézier will take on the role of Renato instead of Igor Golovatenko.” The news comes a few days {…}

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Dec 12, 2024

Opernhaus Zürich 2024-25 Review: Un ballo in maschera

(Photo by : Herwig Prammer) In 1857, when the Teatro San Carlo in Naples commissioned a new opera from Giuseppe Verdi, he selected a libretto by Antonio Somma, inspired by the real-life assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden. The king was shot in 1792 by political opponents during a masked ball at the Stockholm Opera. Somma added a romantic {…}

Sep 24, 2024

Piotr Beczała Headlines Royal Opera Muscat’s ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

The Royal Opera House Muscat is set to open its 2024-25 season with Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” The opera will be performed on Oct. 3 and 5, 2024, and will showcase a stellar cast including Piotr Beczała and Elena Stikhina. They will be joined by LIAO Chaoyong and Agnieszka Rehlis. Hugo de Ana will showcase his production with the {…}

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Sep 12, 2024

San Francisco Opera 2024-25 Review: Un Ballo in Maschera

(Photo by Cory Weaver) Festivities galore flooded the San Francisco’s Civic Center Friday night – Opera Ball, Opera Dinner, and the opera itself, Verdi’s, “Un Ballo in Maschera.” Opening night at San Francisco Opera sparkled with taffeta gowns and tux, platform heels and feathers, jewelry glittering up and down arms and nifty bowties. In honor of the entitled opera and {…}

Sep 2, 2024

Artist of the Week: Meigui Zhang

(Credit: Meigui Zhang Facebook) This week the San Francisco Opera is set to open its 2024-25 season with a production of “Un Ballo in Maschera,” an opera that has not been performed at the company in 10 years. For this new production, the San Francisco Opera has assembled an all-star cast that includes Meigui Zhang, a rising star in the {…}

Aug 28, 2024

Michael Fabiano Lead San Francisco Opera’s ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

The San Francisco Opera is set to open its 102nd season on Sept. 6 with Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” and Opera Ball, the opening night benefit co-hosted with the San Francisco Opera Guild. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads the production by Italian director Leo Muscato. The international cast will led by Michael Fabiano as Gustavus {…}

Apr 2, 2024

Medici.TV to Broadcast Palau de les Arts’ ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

On April 25, Medici.TV is set to present a live broadcast of  Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” The production will be shown from the Palau de les Arts in a new production by Rafael R. Villalobos. The cast will be led by Francesco Meli as Riccardo and Anna Pirozzi as Amelia.  They will be joined by Franco Vassallo as Renato, Marina Monzó as {…}

Oct 25, 2023

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: Un Ballo in Maschera

(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is in the midst of reviving “Un Ballo in Maschera” for the first time since 2015. Considered one of Verdi’s masterpieces, the work has some of the greatest arias and ensembles the composer ever wrote. For this revival, the Met brought a solid cast in an unfortunate production that should have {…}

Oct 18, 2023

Charles Castronovo Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

 (Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera) Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” returns to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time since 2015. The opera will be presented in David Alden with Italian maestro Carlo Rizzi leading the orchestra. The cast will include Charles Castronovo, Angela Meade, Quinn Kelsey, Liv Redpath, and Olesya Petrova. Alden’s production was first performed at the {…}

Oct 2, 2023

Metropolitan Opera Announces New Cast Change for ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

The Metropolitan Opera has announced a new cast change for its production of “Un Ballo in Maschera.” The company noted that Liv Redpath will replace Nina Minasyan in the role of Oscar. Redpath made her Met debut in 2021 with the Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble at Carnegie Hall. This season she is also set to perform Pamina in “The Magic {…}

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