Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera
Un ballo in maschera at the Teatro Real in Madrid
Movie - 144mins
Passion, loyalty and political conspiracy are the three pillars of Un ballo in maschera (1859), the 'most operatic of all operas'. Set in 19th-century Boston, Mario Martone's atmospheric production for the Teatro Real brings out all the innate theatricality and drama of Verdi's work. World famous Argentinean tenor Marcelo Álvarez, in the role of Riccardo, leads a fabulous cast including Lithuanian soprano Violeta Urmana as his lover Amelia, and Elena Zaremba as the witch Ulrica. Jesús López Cobos conducts the Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a performance that emphasises the lyricism and majesty of this wonderful work, in which grand opera and opera comique are woven into the Classical Italian Opera style.
Cast:
Miguel
Solá
Scott
Wilde
Orlando
Niz
César
San
Jesús
López-Cobos
Marcelo
Álvarez
Violeta
Urmana
Marco
Vratogna
Elena
Zaremba
Alessandra
Marianelli
Borja
Quiza
Miguel
Solá
Scott
Wilde
Orlando
Niz
César
San
Jesús
López-Cobos
Marcelo
Álvarez
Violeta
Urmana
Marco
Vratogna
Elena
Zaremba
Alessandra
Marianelli