Un ballo in maschera
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Un ballo in maschera is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, Gustave III, ou Le bal
Frontispiece of the 1860 vocal score, depicting the final scene of the opera
Verdi and the Naples censor when preparing "Ballo", 1857–58, caricature by Delfico
Verdi in 1859
Tenor Gaetano Fraschini, the first Riccardo
Gustave III (Auber)
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Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué is an opéra historique or grand opera in five acts by Daniel Auber, with a libretto by Eugène Scribe.
Un ballo in maschera
…1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué. The plot concerns the assassination in 1792 of King Gustav III of Sweden who was shot, as the result of a political conspiracy, while attending a…
Act III set design by Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri