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 Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a performance that emphasises the lyricism and majesty of this wonderful work, in which grand opera and opera comique are woven into the Classical Italian Opera style.
Marcelo Álvarez
as Riccardo
Violeta Urmana
as Amelia
Marco Vratogna
as Renato
Elena Zaremba
as Ulrica
Alessandra Marianelli
as Oscar
Borja Quiza
as Silvano
Miguel Solá
as Samuel
Scott Wilde
as Tom
Orlando Niz
as A Judge
César San Martín
as Amelia's Servant
Jesús López-Cobos
as Conductor
