The Met Season Begins!
12/08/12 1:00PM
The Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast season begins with a new production of Verdi's dramatic Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball). It's based loosely on actual events surrounding the assassination of Sweden's King Gustave III at a masked ball in 1792. The Met's new production updates the setting to the early 20th century.
Playlist
1:00pm
Un Ballo in Maschera "A Masked Ball"
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Metropolitain Opera Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fabio Luisi |
| CD/Album | Live from the Metropolitain Opera |
4:35pm
Four Sacred Pieces
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Stephen Cleobury |
| Soloists | The Choir of King's College, Cambridge ; Cambridge University Music Society |
| CD/Album | Verdi: Quattro Pezzi Sacri |
| Record co./Cat # | ARGO 425480 |