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2 videodiscs (137 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in.
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.
Metropolitan Opera ; libretto, Antonio Somma ; music, Giuseppe Verdi.
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.
Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Aprile Millo, Florence Quivar, Harolyn Blackwell, Gordon Hawkins, Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
Conductor, James Levine ; video director, Brian Large ; production set, costume and lighting design by Piero Faggioni.
Gift from Gilbert and Thyra Plass Record Collection, 1995.