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MusicFebruary 2008 New York chronicle On Un ballo in maschera at the Metropolitan Opera and Ross Lee Finney's Chamber Music at the Bruno Walter Auditorium. Among the recent offerings at the Metropolitan Opera was Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, or A Masked Ball. This is the opera Verdi wrote in 1859, between Simon Boccanegra and La forza del destino. Ballo is not widely regarded as one of Verdi’s best operas—but it certainly may be regarded as such. It unquestionably contains some of his best music, and he spreads that music around, to the various voices. For tenor (the part of Gustavo III, or Riccardo—more about that in a moment), he has, among other things, “La rivedrà nell’estasi.” For soprano (the part of Amelia), he has, among other things, “Morrò, ma prima in grazia.” For baritone (Anckarström or Renato), he has “Eri tu”—one of the great monologues. For contralto (Ulrica), he has “Re dell’abisso.” It is very unusu ... This article is available to subscribers and for individual purchaseSubscribe to TNC (Print and Online editions) Subscribe to TNC (Online only) This article originally appeared in The New Criterion, Volume 26 February 2008, on page 54 Copyright © 2008 The New Criterion | www.newcriterion.com http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/new-york-chronicle-23-3765
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