Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera (1975)

UK:: PG

This production from Covent Garden is set in Stockholm, and not Boston. With Reri Grist (Oscar), Placido Domingo (Gustavus), Katia Ricciarelli (Amelia), Piero Cappucili (Renato), Patricia Payne (? - the booklet or DVD fails to credit the singer) (Ulrica) and Claudio Abbado in the pit: all at their peak, you just simply cannot go wrong when purchasing this DVD. This performance made me realise why I had fallen in love with opera: beautiful (today one should be thankful) and convincing sets and costumes, and fiery conducting and singing from all the above soloists which leaves you breathless. Domingo as the King (not the Governor of Boston) is simply ravishing! He is so convincing and dashing as Gustavus - I think very few tenors nowadays can even attempt such a convincing vocal and dramatic performance.

Updated Jul 30 2016

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1975-07-27

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Runtime: 135 mins Rating: 0.0 Tag Line: 5 for cast & conducting....0 for lighting

Cast

Plácido Domingo

Gustavo III

Katia Ricciarelli

Amelia

Gwynne Howell

Samuel

Claudio Abbado

Conductor

Elizabeth Bainbridge

Mlle. Arvidson

Francis Egerton

Un giudice

Reri Grist

Oscar

Piero Cappuccilli

Anckarstroem

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