West Bay Opera’s 47th Season (2002-2003) A Masked Ball (Un ballo in maschera) Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Antonio Somma adapted from Eugène Scribe’s libretto Gustave III, ou Le Bal Masqué

first performed February 17, 1859, at the Apollo Theatre, Rome first performed by West Bay Opera May 21, 1965 Six Performances Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto (in Italian with English supertitles) Conductor: Alexander Katsman Stage Director: David Ostwald Friday, February 14, 2003 at 8:00 PM Saturday, February 15, 2003 at 8:00 PM Sunday, February 16, 2003 at 2:00 PM Friday, February 21, 2003 at 8:00 PM Saturday, February 22, 2003 at 8:00 PM Sunday, February 23, 2003 at 2:00 PM       Illustrated Synopsis       Set Sketches       Program       Performance Pictures       Previews & Reviews       Love triangle (Palo Alto Weekly, February 14, 2003) Put On a Happy Face (San Francisco Classical Voice, February 15, 2003) West Bay Opera’s Ballo challenges its audience (Milpitas Post, February 19, 2003) Verdi unmasked (Palo Alto Weekly, February 21, 2003) Un Ballo in Maschera: (Classical Voice, February 23, 2003) Even as lighting, good opera can strike anywhere. (Post Newspaper Group, February 26, 2003)

Costume sketch for Conspirator by Callie Floor

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