Whose opera Un ballo in maschera premiered in 1859?
Un ballo in maschera violas, two cellos and two double basses). A rehearsal of Act 3 Scene 2, including the stabbing of Riccardo, is featured in the closing scene of Bernardo Bertolucci's 1979 film "La Luna". It also confused Leslie Titmuss in John Mortimer's novel "Titmus Regained"; when a friend said that she was going to see "Un Ballo in Maschera" at Covent Garden, he replied "never been one for dancing". Notes Cited sources Other sources Un ballo in maschera Un ballo in maschera "(A Masked Ball)" is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text by Antonio Somma was based
Un ballo in maschera Earl) of Warwick. At this point, the opera became "Un ballo in maschera" set in North America. "Un ballo in maschera" received its premiere performance at the Teatro Apollo in Rome on 17 February 1859 and was immediately successful. The opera was first seen in New York its US premiere on 11 February 1861 and in the UK on 15 June of that year. In the 20th century, especially after a 1935 production in Copenhagen, many modern stagings have restored the original Swedish setting and characters' names. On 7 January 1955, Marian Anderson, singing the role of Ulrica, broke the