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Roberto Abbado

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A video of *Gustavo III*, a revival of *The Masked Ball* based on the original script, has been released![World Premiere]King Gustav III shares a deep friendship with his loyal vassal, Count Ankarstrm, but harbors an illicit love for the counts beautiful wife, Amelia. When, by chance, the king overhears Amelia confessing in the prayer room of the witch Ulrika that she, too, is tormented by her love for him, he is overjoyed. Meanwhile, the Count, having discovered his wifes infidelity, orders her to take her own life. He then joins forces with dissidents plotting the Kings assassination and sets his sights on the Kings life at a masked ball held at the palaceVerdis opera, inspired by the assassination of a real Swedish king, underwent various twists and turns due to strict censorship by the authorities before finally taking shape as *Un ballo in maschera*, with the setting moved to Boston, the