(A Masked Ball)
Opera in three acts Music by Verdi Libretto by ANTONIO SOMMA after EUGÈNE SCRIBE (sung in Italian) direct from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Cast in order of singing Discontented nobles:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden chorus-master JOHN MCCARTHY
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Covent Garden leader JOHN BROWN conducted by Bernard Haitink
(Production sponsored by Imperial Tobacco Ltd and National Westminster Bank) Act 1