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Un Ballo in Maschera

Sung with great power and drama by Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Marcleo Alvarez, and Sondra Radvanovsky. The staging is often at odds with the libretto: for instance, in the second scene, we are supposedly in the hut of witch / fortune-teller Ulrica. Why does it seem that we are at a coffee-house or library reading room? Why do Amelia and the Governor and Renato have their secret encounter in a brightly-lit public hall: surely they would all recognize one another, no? Why does the page-boy Oscar have feathers?

English
  • Originally Aired December 8, 2012
  • Runtime 215 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network PBS
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Name Type Role
Giuseppe Verdi Writer Original Music Composer
Kathleen Kim Guest Star
Dmitri Hovorostovsky Guest Star
Marcelo Alvarez Guest Star
Sondra Radvanovsky Guest Star
Fabio Luisi Director