Opera San José - A Masked Ball

A Masked Ball
(Un ballo in maschera)

Based on Eugène Scribe's Gustavus III

by Giuseppe Verdi and
Antonio Somma

Nov.19 - Dec.4, 2005

Free pre-performance talks
offered at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (all evening performances except opening night); 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
(matinee performances)
Use the Market Street Entrance

This production sponsored by
Applied Materials

Photo by Chris Ayers

A Masked Ball is made up of cascading love duets, smoldering jealousy as only Verdi could voice it, misplaced vengeance, and a wrongful death at a dizzying costume ball. Ballo is Verdi's twenty-second opera, falling between La traviata and Aïda. It is filled with the emotional truth and ardent passion that made Verdi famous and keeps him in the forefront of all opera composers. Ballo is a study in melody and charm balanced against a burning resentment that erupts in murder and regret. This is Italian opera at its expressive, passionate height.

Conductor:					David Rohrbaugh
Assistant Conductor:					Bryan Nies
Stage Director:					Bodo Igesz
Chorus Master:					Bruce Olstad
Choreographer:					Lise la Cour
Set design:					Peter Crompton (in conjunction with Festival Opera)
Costume design:					Richard Battle
Lighting design:					Matthew Antaky
Wig and makeup design:					Sara Beukers
Casting*
	11/19	11/22	11/27	12/1	11/20	11/26	12/2	12/4
Amelia:	Lori Decter				Deborah Berioli
Ulrica Arvidsson:	Michele Detwiler				Michelle Berger
Gustavus III:	Adam Flowers				Christopher Bengochea
Count Anckarstroem:	Joseph Wright				Jason Detwiler
Oscar:	Sandra Rubalcava				Jillian Boye
Christian:	Gregory Fair				Nikolaus Schiffmann
Count De Horn:	Carlos Aguilar				Carlos Aguilar
Count Warting:	Kirk Eichelberger				Kirk Eichelberger
Armfelt:	Bill Welch				Bill Welch
Amelia's servant:	Luis Gonzalez				Luis Gonzalez
*Casting subject to change without notice.

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