STEREO: PCM / SURROUND: Dolby Digital 5.1 & DTS 5.1
Picture Format: 4:3
Subtitles: German/English/Italian/French/Spanish/Chinese
A production of Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
GIUSEPPE VERDI

Un ballo in maschera · Ein Maskenball · Un Bal Masqué
(Gesamtaufnahme · Complete · Intégrale · Integrale)

Luciano Pavarotti · Leo Nucci · Aprile Millo
Florence Quivar · Harolyn Blackwell · Terry Cook
Jeffrey Wells · Charles Anthony · Gordon Hawkins
Richard Fracker · The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,
Chorus and Ballet · James Levine
Set, Costume, Lighting Designer and Producer: Piero Faggioni
Directed by Brian Large

Int. Release 01 Aug. 2002
1 DVD-Video
EnglishFrench.. . . a compelling portrayal, beautifully and intensely sung . . . Levine draws fine performances from his players . . . Brian Large´s direction is exemplary, the sound is good.
Record Review / Alan Blyth, Gramophone (London) / 01. December 2002

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James Levine shapes the score beautifully.
Record Review / Richard Fawkes, Opera Now (London) / 01. November 2003

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. . . le spectacle fonctionne, grâce au dynamisme de Levine . . .
Record Review / Michel Parouty, Diapason (Paris) / 01. June 2003


Track List
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Un ballo in maschera
1. Opening Credits 1:54
James Levine
2. Overture 3:52
James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Act 1
3. "Posa in pace" 1:32
Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
4. "S´avanza il conte - La rivedrŕ nell´estasi" 3:14
Harolyn Blackwell, Luciano Pavarotti, Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
5. "Il cenno mio" 2:15
Leo Nucci, Harolyn Blackwell, Luciano Pavarotti, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
6. "Alla vita che t´arride" 2:40
Leo Nucci, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
7. "Il primo giudice" - "Sire! - Che leggo!" (Oscar, Gustavo, Giudice) 1:20
Harolyn Blackwell, Luciano Pavarotti, Charles Anthony, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
8. "Volta la terrea" 0:001:46
James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Harolyn Blackwell, Luciano Pavarotti, Charles Anthony
9. Signori: "oggi d´Ulrica" 3:02
Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Harolyn Blackwell, Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
10. "Zitti...l´incanto non dčssi turbare" 6:14
Florence Quivar, Luciano Pavarotti, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
11. "Su, fatemi largo" 3:09
Gordon Hawkins, Florence Quivar, Luciano Pavarotti, Richard Fracker, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
12. "Che v´agita cosi?" 1:26
Florence Quivar, Aprile Millo, Luciano Pavarotti, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
13. "Della citŕ all´occaso" 3:36
Florence Quivar, Aprile Millo, Luciano Pavarotti, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
14. "Su, profetessa" 0:43
Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, Harolyn Blackwell, Luciano Pavarotti, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
15. "Di´tu se fedele" 3:02
Luciano Pavarotti, Harolyn Blackwell, Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
16. "Chi voi siate" 2:21
Florence Quivar, Luciano Pavarotti, Terry Cook, Harolyn Blackwell, Jeffrey Wells, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
17. "E scherzo od č follia" 3:27
Luciano Pavarotti, Florence Quivar, Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, Harolyn Blackwell, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
18. "Finisci il vaticinio" 1:58
Luciano Pavarotti, Florence Quivar, Harolyn Blackwell, Jeffrey Wells, Terry Cook, Leo Nucci, Gordon Hawkins, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
19. O figlio della patria (Cristiano, Coro, Oscar, Gustavo, Renato, Horn, Ribbing, Ulrica) 3:41
Gordon Hawkins, Harolyn Blackwell, Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, Florence Quivar, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
Act 2
20. Preludio 2:35
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
21. "Ecco l´orrido campo" 7:20
Aprile Millo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
22. "Teco io sto" - "Grand Dio!" (Gustavo, Amelia) 9:20
Luciano Pavarotti, Aprile Millo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
23. "Ahimč. S´appressa alcun" 2:45
Aprile Millo, Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
24. Odi tu come fremono (Amelia, Renato, Gustavo) 2:08
Aprile Millo, Leo Nucci, Luciano Pavarotti, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
25. "Seguitemi" 2:25
Leo Nucci, Aprile Millo, Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
26. "Ve´, se di notte" 5:20
Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, Leo Nucci, Aprile Millo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
Act 3
27. "A tal colpa" 2:27
Leo Nucci, Aprile Millo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
28. "Morrň, ma prima in grazia" 5:22
Aprile Millo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
29. "Alzati; lŕ tuo figlio" 1:41
30. "Eri tu che macchiavi quell´anima" 4:52
Leo Nucci, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
31. "Siam soli. Udite" 2:16
Leo Nucci, Jeffrey Wells, Terry Cook, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
32. "Dunque l´onta di tutti sol una" 5:53
Leo Nucci, Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, Aprile Millo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
33. "Il messaggio entri" - "Ah! Di che fulgor" (Renato, Oscar, Amelia, Horn, Ribbing) 4:33
Harolyn Blackwell, Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, Leo Nucci, Aprile Millo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
34. "Forse la soglia attinse" 5:13
Luciano Pavarotti, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
35. "Ah! dessa č lŕ" 1:37
Luciano Pavarotti, Harolyn Blackwell, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
36. "Fervono amori e danze...So che tu sai" 1:46
Terry Cook, Leo Nucci, Jeffrey Wells, Harolyn Blackwell, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
37. "Saper vorreste" 1:52
Harolyn Blackwell, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine
38. Fervono amori e danze (Coro, Renato, Oscar) 1:42
Leo Nucci, Harolyn Blackwell, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
39. "Ah! perché qui! fuggite" 5:18
Aprile Millo, Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Harolyn Blackwell, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
40. "Ella č pura" 8:58
Luciano Pavarotti, Aprile Millo, Harolyn Blackwell, Leo Nucci, Terry Cook, Jeffrey Wells, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, John Keenan
Total Playing Time 2:16:35




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