Credits:

Roberto Abbado

Description:

*Gustavo III*a revival of *The Masked Ball* based on the original libretto!King Gustavo III is bound by a deep friendship with his loyal vassal, Count Ankarstrm, but harbors an illicit passion for the counts beautiful wife, Amelia. When, by chance, the king overhears Amelia confessing at 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 and then joins forces with dissidents plotting to assassinate the King, setting his sights on the Kings life at the masquerade ball to be held at the palaceVerdis concept for an opera based on the assassination of a real-life Swedish king underwent various twists and turns due to strict censorship by the authorities, eventually taking shape as *Un ballo in maschera*, with the setting moved to Boston, then a British c