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GIUSEPPE VERDI
A MASKED BALL
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
Wednesday, 06 November 2024, Hour 18:30
Main Hall

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Conductor: Vladimir Lungu

Riccardo, Count of Warwick, Boston's Governor: Marius Vlad Budoiu
Renato, his secretary: Geani Brad
Amelia, his wife: Carmen Gurban
Ulrica, fortune teller: Liliana Feher
Oscar, the Count's page: Lucia Bulucz 
Silvano, a sailor: George Godja
Samuel, an opposer of the Count: Sebastian Balaj
Tom, an opposer of the Count: Petre Burcă
the Judge: Florin Pop
Amelia's servant: Andrei Toader

Adaptation artistic direction: Tiberius Simu
Takeover artistic direction: Mihaela Sandu
Adaptation scenography: Magdy Hawash
Choir conductor: Corneliu Felecan
Stage movement: Anca Opriș Popdan

The Orchestra and the Choir of the Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca

 

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show category: opera

Opera in three acts (libretto by Antonio Somma, based on Eugéne Scribe’s Gustav the Third)

Un ballo in Maschera found itself for the first time in the spotlight on Apollo’s Theatre stage in Rome, becoming famous not just as an operatic masterpiece, but also due to its controversial libretto, based on the tragic story of King Gustav the Third of Sweden, that also brought the work under the censorship effects for a long period.

The historical setting is centered upon Riccardo – Count of Warwick, his truthful friend Renato, and his wife, Amelia – caught in between the two men’s love. The medieval story is fascinating because of its passion and intrigue, the sanctity of friendship and honour, the pain as a consequence of hidden love triangles, and betrayal that, with-or-without masque, will always require huge costs in exchange. This verdian production of The Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca keeps its classic essence, the characters, decor, and stage directions’ original nature, looking forward to a natural rendering of the whole action, but also of the intense feelings of its heroes.

We are expecting You to discover what lies beyond the elegant masks in a legendary opera!

The performance is interpreted in Italian with a supratitration in Romanian.

The performance has two intermissions and ends around 9.30 p.m.

Recommended Age: 7+

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