This is a discography of
Giuseppe Verdi's opera, ''
Un ballo in maschera
''Un ballo in maschera'' ''(A Masked Ball)'' is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, '' Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué''.
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''. It was first performed at the
Teatro Apollo in
Rome
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on 17 February 1859.
However, prior to the version of the opera which appears in the recordings below, Verdi had been using the title of ''Gustavo III'' and, when he was prohibited from using that title and after he was forced to make significant changes, the original version disappeared. It has been reconstructed, performed, and recorded as ''
Gustavo III (Verdi)
''Gustavo III'' is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi to a libretto begun in early 1857 by the Italian playwright Antonio Somma. Never performed as written, the libretto was later revised (or proposed to be revised) several times under two additional name ...
''.
On the 5 Oct 2013 broadcast of
BBC 3'S CD Review - Building a Library,
musicologist
Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some m ...
Roger Parker
Roger Parker (born London United Kingdom, 2 August 1951) is an English musicologist and, since January 2007, has been Thurston Dart Professor of Music at King's College London.
His work has centred on opera. Between 2006 and 2010, while Profess ...
surveyed recordings of ''Un Ballo in Maschera'' and recommended the 1975 recording by the
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Chorus of the
Royal House Covent Garden, Haberdashers' Aske's School Girls’ Choir,
Riccardo Muti
Riccardo Muti, (; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor. He currently holds two music directorships, at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and at the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale ...
(conductor), as the best available choice.
Recordings
References
Notes
Sources
Operadis discography for ''Un ballo in maschera''
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Opera discographies
Operas by Giuseppe Verdi
Cultural depictions of Gustav III