Un ballo in maschera (Metropolitan Opera, Mitropoulos, 1955)

~ Release by Giuseppe Verdi; Zinka Milanov, Roberta Peters, Marian Anderson, Jan Peerce, Robert Merrill, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Dimitri Mitropoulos (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

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Live performance recorded at the Met on December 12, 1955.
Cast:
Conductor - Dimitri Mitropoulos
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Marian Anderson
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Calvin Marsh
Samuele - Giorgio Tozzi
Tom - Norman Scott
Un Giudice - James McCracken
Un servo - Charles Anthony

Annotation last modified on 2026-10-27 15:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Un ballo in maschera: Preludio
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Nº 1. Preludio
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
The Masked Ball
part of:
Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi3:54
2Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Posa in pace, a’ bei sogni ristora”
bass vocals [Samuele]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (on 1955-12-10)
bass vocals [Tom]:
Norman Scott (operatic bass) (on 1955-12-10)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 2 “Posa in pace, a' bei sogni ristora” (Samuel, Tom, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:29
3Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “S’avanza il Re” … “La rivedrà nell’estasi”
bass vocals [Samuele]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (on 1955-12-10)
bass vocals [Tom]:
Norman Scott (operatic bass) (on 1955-12-10)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1955-12-10)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Roberta Peters (soprano) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 3a Scena “S'avanza il conte” (Oscar, Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 3b Sortita di Riccardo “La rivedrà nell'estasi” (Riccardo, Samuel, Tom, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:24
4Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Il cenno mio di là con essi attendi”
baritone vocals [Renato]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (on 1955-12-10)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Roberta Peters (soprano) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 4a Scena “Il cenno mio di là con essi attendi” (Riccardo, Oscar, Renato)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:21
5Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Alla vita che t’arride”
baritone vocals [Renato]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 4b Cantabile “Alla vita che t'arride” (Renato)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:41
6Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Il primo giudice”
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Roberta Peters (soprano) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [un giudice]:
James McCracken (tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 5a Scena “Il primo Giudice - S'avanzi” (Oscar, Riccardo, Giudice)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:27
7Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Volta la terrea”
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Roberta Peters (soprano) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 5b Ballata “Volta la terrea fronte alle stelle” (Oscar, Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:45
8Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Signori, oggi d’Ulrica” … “Ogni cura si doni al diletto”
baritone vocals [Renato]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (on 1955-12-10)
bass vocals [Samuele]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (on 1955-12-10)
bass vocals [Tom]:
Norman Scott (operatic bass) (on 1955-12-10)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1955-12-10)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Roberta Peters (soprano) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [un giudice]:
James McCracken (tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 6a “Sia condannata” … “Signori, oggi d'Ulrica” (Giudice, Riccardo, Oscar, Samuel, Tom, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 6b “Ogni cura si doni al diletto” (Riccardo, Renato, Oscar, Samuel, Tom, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:55
9Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Zitti…l’incanto non dèssi turbare” … “Re dell’abisso, affrettati”
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1955-12-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 7a Scena “Zitti … l'incanto non dèssi turbare” (Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 7b Invocazione “Re dell'abisso, affrettati” (Ulrica)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:32
10Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Arrivo il primo!” … “È lui! è lui! ne’ palpiti”
baritone vocals [Silvano]:
Calvin Marsh (Baritone) (on 1955-12-10)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1955-12-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [un servo]:
Charles Anthony (American tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 7c Scena “Arrivo il primo!” (Riccardo, Ulrica, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 7d “Rallegrati omai” (Silvano, Ulrica, Riccardo, Servo, coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:45
11Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Su, fatemi largo”
baritone vocals [Silvano]:
Calvin Marsh (Baritone) (on 1955-12-10)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1955-12-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [un servo]:
Charles Anthony (American tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 7d Scena “Su, fatemi largo, saper vo' il mio fato” (Silvano, Ulrica, Riccardo, Servo, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:11
12Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Che v’agita così?”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1955-12-10)
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Zinka Milanov (soprano) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 8a Scena “Che v'agita così?” (Ulrica, Amelia, Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:23
13Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Della città all’occaso”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1955-12-10)
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Zinka Milanov (soprano) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 8b Terzetto “Della città all'occaso” (Ulrica, Amelia, Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:50
14Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Su, profetessa” … “Di’ tu se fedele”
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1955-12-10)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Roberta Peters (soprano) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 9a Scena “Su, profetessa, monta il treppiè” (Coro, Oscar, Riccardo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 9b Canzone “Di’ tu se fedele il flutto m’aspetta” (Riccardo, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:33
15Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Chi voi siate, l’insana parola”
bass vocals [Samuele]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (on 1955-12-10)
bass vocals [Tom]:
Norman Scott (operatic bass) (on 1955-12-10)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1955-12-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1955-12-10)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Roberta Peters (soprano) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 10a Scena “Chi voi siate, l'audace parola” (Ulrica, Riccardo, Samuel, Oscar, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:17
16Un ballo in maschera: Atto I: “E scherzo o e follia”
bass vocals [Samuele]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (on 1955-12-10)
bass vocals [Tom]:
Norman Scott (operatic bass) (on 1955-12-10)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1955-12-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1955-12-10)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Roberta Peters (soprano) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 10b Quintetto “È scherzo od è follia” (Riccardo, Ulrica, Samuel, Tom, Oscar, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:33
17Un ballo in maschera: Atto I. “Finisci il vaticinio”
baritone vocals [Renato]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (on 1955-12-10)
bass vocals [Samuele]:
Giorgio Tozzi (operatic bass) (on 1955-12-10)
bass vocals [Tom]:
Norman Scott (operatic bass) (on 1955-12-10)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1955-12-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1955-12-10)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Jan Peerce (operatic tenor) (on 1955-12-10)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1955-12-10)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1955-12-10)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 11a Scena “Finisci 'l vaticinio” (Riccardo, Ulrica, Samuel, Tom, Renato, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:22
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