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Un Ballo in Maschera
CD Review: “The Bells of Dawn—Russian Sacred and Folk Songs,” Dmitri Hvorostovsky at His Best
Siberian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky is one of the world’s leading opera singers. While he excels in Verdi—he will be appearing in “Un Ballo in Maschera” at the Met later this season—he is at his best in music of his homeland.
Opera Review: Un Ballo in Maschera
Verdi’s librettist Antonio Somma based his script on an actual assassination at a masked ball.
