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King Gustav III
Performances Begin September 6
By Giuseppe Verdi
Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Dates
September 6–27, 2024
Libretto
Antonio Somma
Price
Starting at $28
Run Time
3 hours with two intermissions
Language
Italian
King Gustav III secretly harbors a love for Amelia, the wife of his closest advisor and friend. When a visit to a fortune teller confirms that his love is reciprocated and reveals a plot against his life, the seeds of his undoing take root.
Lavish costumes adorn masked courtiers as they gossip through the political machinations of eighteenth-century Sweden. Leo Muscato’s direction makes this new-to-San Francisco Opera production a must-see return to Verdi’s thrilling drama.
Un Ballo in Maschera continues Music Director Eun Sun Kim’s exploration of the operas of Giuseppe Verdi.
FRI, SEP 6, 2024
8:00 PM
WED, SEP 11, 2024
7:30 PM
Best Availability
SUN, SEP 15, 2024
2:00 PM
Limited Availability
WED, SEP 18, 2024
7:30 PM
Best Availability
SAT, SEP 21, 2024
7:30 PM
TUE, SEP 24, 2024
7:30 PM
FRI, SEP 27, 2024
7:30 PM
* San Francisco Opera Debut
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and Malmö Opera Co-Production
This production is made possible, in part, by
Opening Weekend Grand Sponsor Diane B. Wilsey.
Additional support is provided by Jerome L. and Thao N. Dodson; Keith and Priscilla Geeslin; the San Francisco Opera Guild;
John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn; Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem; and The Thomas Tilton Production Fund