Un ballo in maschera

Album by Giuseppe Verdi & Luciano Pavarotti & Mara Zampieri & Piero Cappuccilli & Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Claudio Abbado

Un ballo in maschera is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi, premiered in 1859. The score exemplifies Verdi's mature Italian Romantic style, combining lyrical vocal writing with dramatic orchestration and harmonic daring, and it forms part of his middle-period output that emphasises theatrical realism.

First released: 1999