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Un Ballo In Maschera, 24 August 1949
The Opera
Venue: King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Antonio Somma
Conductor: Vittorio Gui
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Riccardo: Mirto Picchi
Renato: Paolo Silveri
Amelia: Ljuba Welitsch
Ulrica: Jean Watson
Oscar: Alda Noni
Samuelo: Ian Wallace
Tommaso: Hervey Alan
Silvano: Francis Loring
The Judge: George Israel
Servant: Leslie Fyson
Production Team
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
Set Designer: Caspar Neher
Costume Designer: Caspar Neher
Choreographer: Veronica Bruce
The Opera
Venue: King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Antonio Somma
Conductor: Vittorio Gui
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Riccardo: Mirto Picchi
Renato: Paolo Silveri
Amelia: Ljuba Welitsch
Ulrica: Jean Watson
Oscar: Alda Noni
Samuelo: Ian Wallace
Tommaso: Hervey Alan
Silvano: Francis Loring
The Judge: George Israel
Servant: Leslie Fyson
Production Team
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
Set Designer: Caspar Neher
Costume Designer: Caspar Neher
Choreographer: Veronica Bruce