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Opera Di Paris 26: Un Ballo Di Maschera

170 mins.

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Conductor: Speranza Scappucci
Orchestra: Orchestra de lOpera de national de Paris
Cast: Matthew Polenzani (Riccardo), Anna Netrebko (Amelia), Ludovic Tzier (Renato), Sara Blanch (Oscar), Elizabeth DeShong (Ulrica), Christian Rodrigue Moungoungou (Samuele), Blake Denson (Tomaso)
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Director: Gilbert Delfo
Set & Costume Design: William Orlandi
Duration: Approx. 2 hrs 50 mins incl. an interval
Sung in Italian, with English subtitles

Opera in three acts (1859)
Screening direct from Paris, an all-star new performance of Verdis lush and gripping drama. A masquerade ball may seem like the place to be for a party, but its costumes and disguises can also encourage intrigue. Verdis opera was inspired by the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden at a ball in 1792. But to avoid the scandal of representing a regicide on stage, Verdi set the story in America, focusing on the impossible love between Riccardo (Matthew Polenzani), the governor of Boston, andAmelia (Anna Netrebko), the wife of his unforgiving best friend, Renato (Ludovic Tzier). Blending lightness and seriousness, Verdi's music was a hit from the moment it premiered in Rome in 1859. Director Gilbert Deflo keeps the American setting but moves it to the time of Lincoln to better confront the world of reason and morality with that of intuition and belief.

Screening Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 April 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 22 April 2026 at 11am

Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00

 


Saturday 18/04/2026 - Cinema One

Sunday 19/04/2026 - Cinema One

Wednesday 22/04/2026 - Cinema One