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Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué. The plot concerns the assassination in 1792 of King Gustav III of Sweden who was shot, as the result of a political conspiracy, while attending a masked ball, dying of his wounds thirteen days later.
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How long is Verdi: Un ballo in maschera?
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera has a runtime of 2h 25m (2 hours and 25 minutes).
Who directed Verdi: Un ballo in maschera?
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera was directed by Brian Large and released in 1990.
Who stars in Verdi: Un ballo in maschera?
The cast of Verdi: Un ballo in maschera includes Plácido Domingo, Josephine Barstow, Leo Nucci, Florence Quivar, Sumi Jo.
