| Other author/creator | Somma, Antonio, 1809-1864. |
| Other author/creator | Pavarotti, Luciano. |
| Other author/creator | Nucci, Leo. |
| Other author/creator | Millo, Aprile. |
| Other author/creator | Quivar, Florence. |
| Other author/creator | Levine, James, 1943-2021 |
| Other author/creator | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ballo in maschera. |
| Other author/creator | Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) |
| Other author/creator | Deutsche Grammophon (Firm) |
| Abstract |
Gustavus, king of Sweden in 1792, falls in love with Amelia, wife of Renato, his trusted counsellor and friend. Amelia returns Gustavus's love, but is discovered by her husband. At a masked ball Renato kills Gustavus, who, as he lies dying, declares Amelia's innocence and forgives Renato. |
| General note | Synopsis (32 p. ; 19 cm) by Michael Stegemann, in English, German and Italian, inserted in container. |
| General note | Music, Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Somma based on Scribe's libretto for Auber's Gustave III. |
| Credits | General director, Joseph Volpe ; artistic director, James Levine ; executive producer, Peter Gelb ; video director, Brian Large ; chorus master, John Keenan ; production, set, costume, and lighting design by Piero Faggioni. |
| Performer |
Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Aprile Millo, Florence Quivar, Harolyn Blackwell, Gordon Hawkins, Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, January 1991. |
| Technical details | DVD (all codes). |
| Technical details | NTSC. |
| Language | Sung in Italian with subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish or Chinese. |
| UPC |
044007302996 |
| Publisher number | 440 073 029-9 Decca |
