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Choreographer

Choreographer (+1)

Mattia Agatiello

Contralto (+5)

Atala Schöck

Ulrica

Baritone (+3)

Máté Fülep

Silvano

Baritone (+4)

Lőrinc Kósa

A judge

A servant of Amelia

Translator

Dramaturge (+2)

Eszter Orbán

Translator (+2)

Arthur Roger Crane

Conductor

Conductor (+1)

János Kovács

Tenor (+3)

Adorján Pataki

Richard

Soprano (+1)

Adrienn Miksch

Amelia

Mezzo-soprano (+2)

Bernadett Wiedemann

Zsuzsanna Kapi

Oscar

Conductor (+3)

Kálmán Szennai

Hungarian State Opera

Tenor (+5)

Boldizsár László

Michele Kalmandy

Renato

Zsuzsanna Ádám

Soprano (+2)

Eszter Zemlényi

Bass (+4)

Géza Gábor

Bass (+3)

András Kiss

Samuel

Stage director

Stage director (+2)

Fabio Ceresa

Set designer

Set designer (+2)

Tiziano Santi

Costume designer

Costume designer (+1)

Giuseppe Palella

Lighting designer

Ferenc Stadler

Dramaturge

Supertitles operator

Chorusmaster

Chorusmaster (+7)

Gábor Csiki

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera House

Chorus

Chorus of the Hungarian State Opera

Hungarian State Opera House

Attila Mokus

Bass-baritone (+7)

István Kovács

The subject of this work sparked Verdi's fiercest battle with the censor of Naples and, later on, of Rome. The original libretto treated an actual historical event: the 1792 regicide of a Swedish king. However, this proved too delicate a matter given the political situation of the day, and so in order to curry favour with the censor, the king was converted into an earl and the plot transplanted from Europe to the English North American colonies. After a few more minor alterations, the Roman censor allowed the staging of the work, which when the layer of political assassination is peeled away the plot, reveals a love story. Apart from the political discontent, the real stakes are over a marriage in need of saving. Lurking in the story's background are visceral emotions of unrequited love and blind jealousy that move the plot along.
Un ballo in maschera is presented as part of the Opera's repertoire – in accordance with the composer's original intention – as the story of the Swedish king Gustavo III in a production created by the young Italian director and competition-winner Fabio Ceresa.

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