Ballo (or A Masked Ball)
From: Wednesday, 17th April 2013
To: Saturday, 25 May 2013
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Synopsis
Based on the real-life assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden. Verdi's political thriller is set in a famous Swedish homeware store. Verdi's original Swedish version was considered too politically inflammatory, and so had to be re-written to give the characters Italian identities.
Our Review:
25 April 2013
Just two months after their successful production of Donizetti’s L'Elisir d'amore, OperaUpClose are back at the King's Head Theatre with a collaborative adaptation of Verdi's Un ballo in maschera (through 25 May). Though the new production could do with more energy and pace, it's a clever and relevant take on the story of King Gustav III's assassination in eighteenth-century Sweden. The setting: a present-day Ikea, here called 'Ballo'.
As the opera lays out its plot – a menacing employee has threatened the life of Riccardo (Paul Featherstone), the store manager, who loves Amelia (Laura Hudson), the wife of his best friend and assistant manager, Renato (Mark Holland) – the adaptation satirises managers' mistreatment of employees and the struggle to get by on minimum wage. Riccardo's tragic flaw, we see, is arrogance, and the employee Ulrica (Emelie Joenniemi) must moonlight as an astrologer to make ends meet.
The comedy that’s i...
Cast
Becca Marriott (Amelia)
Ed Hughes (Ricardo)
Emelie Joenniemi (Ulrica)
Creative
Verdi (Music)
OperaUpClose (Company)
Adam Spreadbury-Maher (Director)
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