Passion, loyalty and political conspiracy are the three pillars of Un ballo in maschera (1859), the 'most operatic of all operas'. Set in 19th-century Boston, Mario Martone's atmospheric production for the Teatro Real brings out all the innate theatricality and drama of Verdi's work. World famous Argentinean tenor Marcelo Álvarez, in the role of Riccardo, leads a fabulous cast including Lithuanian soprano Violeta Urmana as his lover Amelia, and Elena Zaremba as the witch Ulrica. Jesús López Cobos conducts the Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a performance that emphasises the lyricism and majesty of this wonderful work, in which grand opera and opera comique are woven into the Classical Italian Opera style.

Marcelo Álvarez
Riccardo

Violeta Urmana
Amelia

Marco Vratogna
Renato

Elena Zaremba
Ulrica
Alessandra Marianelli
Oscar
Borja Quiza
Silvano
Miguel Solá
Samuel
Scott Wilde
Tom
Orlando Niz
A Judge
César San Martín
Amelia's Servant

Jesús López-Cobos
Conductor

Candide
Candide

Der fliegende Holländer
Der fliegende Holländer

Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni

Verdi: Aida
Verdi: Aida

Dido and Aeneas
Dido and Aeneas
L'incoronazione di Poppea
L'incoronazione di Poppea

Tristan und Isolde
Tristan und Isolde

Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence

L'Italiana in Algeri
L'Italiana in Algeri

Der fliegende Holländer
Der fliegende Holländer

La Bohème
La Bohème

Tannhäuser
Tannhäuser