Un ballo in maschera Opera in three acts
Libretto by ANTONIO somma , after the libretto Gustave III by AUGUSTIN EUGENE SCRIBE (sung in Italian)
CHORUS OF THE GRAND THEATRE GENEVA
SUISSE ROMANDE ORCHESTRA, conducted by RICCARDO CHAILLY The action takes place in and around Boston, Massachusetts towards the end of the 17th century. Act 1
(Suisse Romande Radio recording)
2.50* Julian Budden on Un ballo in maschera
2.55* Acts 2 and 3