Talk:Un ballo in maschera

message: I have corrected the capitalization of the title from Un Ballo in Maschera to Un ballo in maschera. - - Kleinzach 16:16, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

message: ACT I. Officers and citizens in the house of Count Richard express their love for him, while the Conspirators, Samuel, Tom and their friends, declare their hatred. Ulrica is about to be banished as a witch. Richard loves Amelia, the wife of his secretary. Her husband, having seen a list of the invited guests, warns the governor of treachery to come, and he resolves to visit Ulrica in disguise. The conspirators, learning of this, determine to take advantage of the opportunity to wreak their vengeance. Change of scene: Ulrica’s dwelling. Incantation scene. Amid a crowd of women and children, Richard appears in the disguise of a fisherman and is recognised by Ulrica. When Amelia also arrives the witch dismisses the crowd; Richard overhears that he is beloved by Amelia, who desires forgetfulness from the sorceress. Ulrica tells Amelia to pluck a certain plant at midnight in a lonely place, and she departs. Richard now has his fortune told, and hears that death is his portion and that the man who first presses his hand that day will be the murderer. Renato appears, and extends his hand to Richard. Richard is recognised as the governor and is joyfully greeted by the people.
ACT II. Midnight. A deserted spot. Amelia, conuering her fears, approaches; she meets Richard and both declare their love. Renato unexpectedly arrives on the scene to save the governor from the conspirators. He does not recognise his disguised wife, and first having changed cloaks with Richard, promises to escort her to safety. The Conspirators are foiled, but in revenge tear the veil from Amelia’s face, and Renato, thunderstruck, recognises his wife. Renato’s love for the governor turns to hate and he arranges for the conspirators to meet him on the morrow. He keeps his word to the governor and escorts Amelia to the city.
ACT III. Renato’s chamber. Renato plans to kill his wife, but changes his mind and determines to avenge the insult he has received in the blood of Richard. He promises aid to the conspirators and compels Amelia to take part in the drawing of lots; his name is found on the slip and Amelia suspects his design. Oscar, the page, brings an invitation to the masked ball, which Renato accepts. Change of scene: Masked ball at the palace of the governor. Richard resolves to allow Renato and Amelia to sail for England and thus be true to honour and duty. Crowd of maskers. The conspirators seek the governor, but he is warned by Amelia and bids her farewell, renounc­ing his love for her. He is stabbed by Renato, who has followed him. Dying, he declares Amelia’s innocence and forgives Renato.
References and external links: Plot taken from The Opera Goer's Complete Guide by Leo Melitz, 1921 version.
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Note that many performances today now revert back to the 'original' version by Verdi - set in Sweden, though this is only partly based on fact. The king is shot at the end of the opera. In real life he actually lived for several weeks, and died eventually of infection caused by the treatment of his wounds.  Anckarström  was executed.
Made a few changes, especially to the synopsis...but I'm afraid it's still rather incoherent. I think a complete rewrite would be an improvement. Herbivore 01:48, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
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message: Why has this article title lost its caps? Normally I'd just move it to Un Ballo in Maschera, but since someone clearly did it deliberately I thought I'd ask before doing so. DJ Clayworth 14:09, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
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message: § Homosexuality of Gustav III includes the quote: 
: David Richards has argued that although the opera was no longer explicitly based on Gustav III, Verdi deliberately deviated from his usual practice and set Oscar for a soprano - despite disliking women singing men's parts: "Verdi goes as far as one could go within the repressive conventions of his period to portray Gustavo (based on a widely known flamboyantly homosexual ruler) as either a gay man or, at a minimum, a bisexual man". David Richards, Tragic Manhood and Democracy: Verdi's Voice and the Powers of Musical Art, Sussex Academic Press, 2004
Who was this "widely known flamboyantly homosexual ruler"? Richards may amplify this statement elsewhere in the book, or on the same page (p.118), but if so it doesn't appear in Google's very small snippet view. In my opinion, it should be in the article, if known.Google snippet view 
--Thnidu (talk) 18:44, 31 August 2019 (UTC)
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message: Since nearly anyone listening to or watching a performance of this opera is going to hear the King Gustavo version, the Synopsis should match that. In the setting for the existing Synopsis in this article, Stockholm is listed at the top as the default setting, so the character names should match. Could someone go through and change the character names to the King Gustavo character list? Softlavender (talk) 02:05, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  I would prefer the Synopsis to match the overwhelmingly performed version