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Choreograaf

Choreograaf (+1)

Mattia Agatiello

Alto-mezzo (+5)

Atala Schöck

Ulrica /  Madame Arvidson

Bariton (+3)

Máté Fülep

Silvano / Cristiano

Bariton (+4)

Lőrinc Kósa

Un Giudice

Un Servo d'Amelia

Vertaler

Dramaturg (+2)

Eszter Orbán

Vertaler (+2)

Arthur Roger Crane

Dirigent

Dirigent (+1)

János Kovács

Tenor (+3)

Adorján Pataki

Riccardo / Gustavo

Sopraan (+1)

Adrienn Miksch

Amelia

Mezzosopraan (+2)

Bernadett Wiedemann

Zsuzsanna Kapi

Oscar/Otto

Dirigent (+3)

Kálmán Szennai

Hungarian State Opera

Tenor (+5)

Boldizsár László

Michele Kalmandy

Renato / Count Anckarström

Zsuzsanna Ádám

Sopraan (+2)

Eszter Zemlényi

Bas (+4)

Géza Gábor

Tom / Count Horn

Bas (+3)

András Kiss

Samuel / Count Ribbing /Graf Warting

Regisseur

Regisseur (+2)

Fabio Ceresa

Set designer

Set designer (+2)

Tiziano Santi

Kostuum ontwerper

Kostuum ontwerper (+1)

Giuseppe Palella

Licht ontwerper

Ferenc Stadler

Dramaturg

Supertitel

Koor meester

Koor meester (+7)

Gábor Csiki

Orchestra

Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

Chorus

Choir of the Hungarian State Opera

Hungarian State Opera House

Attila Mokus

Bas-bariton (+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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