Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (López Cobos)

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Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (López Cobos)
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Alan Titherington

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Live recording from Teatro Real, Madrid
Certificate: N/A
Running Time: 144 mins
Retail Price: £24.99
Release Date: 01/01/10
Content Type: Musical Recording

Synopsis:
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 Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real in a performance that emphasises the lyricism and majesty of this wonderful work, in which grand opera and opera comique are woven together with classic Italian style.

Riccardo: Marcelo Álvarez
Amelia: Violeta Urmana
Renato: Marco Vratogna
Ulrico: Elena Zaremba
Oscar: Alessandra Marianelli
Silvano: Borja Quiza
Samuel: Miguel Sola
Tom: Scott Wilde
A Judge: Orlando Niz
Amelia's Servant: César San Martín

Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real
(Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Chorus)
Conductor: Jesús López Cobos
Stage Director: Mario Martone

Recorded live at the Teatro Real, Madrid, on the 25th & 28th September 2008.

Special Features:
Illustrated synopsis.
Cast gallery.

Related Websites:
http://www.opusarte.com/
http://www.teatro-real.es/Home/