Un ballo in maschera /
King Gustavus III of Sweden is warned by a fortune teller that he will be killed by his close ally and advisor, Ankarstroem. Ankarstroem's wife, Amelia, and Gustavus are in love, and Ankarstroem suspects his wife's infidelity, and conspires to kill the king at a masked ball. As Gustavus di...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Italian |
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Hamburg :
Deutsche Grammophon,
[1992]
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| Summary: | King Gustavus III of Sweden is warned by a fortune teller that he will be killed by his close ally and advisor, Ankarstroem. Ankarstroem's wife, Amelia, and Gustavus are in love, and Ankarstroem suspects his wife's infidelity, and conspires to kill the king at a masked ball. As Gustavus dies, he swears Amelia's innoncence and forgives Ankarstroem. |
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| Item Description: | Extended play CLV. Italian with English subtitles. Videodisc release of the Metropolitan Opera production, produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, January 1991. Program notes and synopsis in English and French ([12] pages : ill.) in container. "440 072 525-1." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (137 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in. |
| Audience: | Opera. |
| Production Credits: | Conductor, James Levine ; video director, Brian Large ; production set, costume and lighting design by Piero Faggioni. |