5
A
MASKED BALL GIUSEPPE VERDI
O C T 4 , 7˚, 1 0 , 1 3 , 1 6 , 1 9 m , 2 2˚ † A SWEDISH KING
laughs off a fortune teller’s warning of a plot against his life. But when his closest
aide discovers the monarch is having an affair with his wife, the threat of assassination becomes real. This tuneful Verdi masterpiece, “one of the composer’s most hot-blooded and vividly crafted tales” (San Francisco Chronicle), returns with an outstanding cast led by the splendidly lyrical Ramón Vargas (Mephistopheles, 2013) and the riveting Dolora Zajick. Amelia, the troubled king’s beloved, will be portrayed by two sopranos making their San Francisco Opera debuts: the ravishing Krassimira Stoyanova and the intensely passionate Julianna Di Giacomo. Sharing the role of Amelia’s coldly furious husband will be two masterful baritones, Thomas Hampson (Heart of a Soldier, 2011) and Brian Mulligan (Nixon in China, 2012). Nicola Luisotti conducts.
CAST
PRODUCTION
Amelia: Krassimira Stoyanova* / Julianna Di Giacomo* †
Conductor: Nicola Luisotti
Oscar: Heidi Stober
Costume Designer: John Conklin
Gustavus III: Ramón Vargas
Lighting Designer: Gary Marder
Count Anckarström: Thomas Hampson / Brian Mulligan°
Chorus Director: Ian Robertson
Madame Arvidson: Dolora Zajick
*San Francisco Opera debut Approx. 3 hours including one intermission San Francisco Opera production Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Count Ribbing: Scott Conner*
T H OM AS HAM PSON
sfopera.com/maskedball
Count Horn: Christian Van Horn
Director: Jose Maria Condemi
This production is made possible, in part, by The Bernard Osher Endowment Fund. Nicola Luisotti’s appearance made possible by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem, Chairs, Amici di Nicola of Camerata. Ms. Stoyanova’s, Mr. Vargas’, Mr. Hampson’s and Ms. Zajick’s appearances are made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.