Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera
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Amelia in Verdi's *Un ballo in maschera* is the opera’s central soprano heroine, torn between forbidden love and marital duty amid a politically charged, tragic plot.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amelia | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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operatic role ⓘ soprano role ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Un ballo in maschera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Un ballo in maschera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Un ballo in maschera NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III of Un ballo in maschera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithKeyScene | masked ball assassination scene ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
adultery
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forbidden passion ⓘ guilt ⓘ honor ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| centralConflict | duty to husband versus love for Riccardo ⓘ |
| consults | Ulrica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticArc | conflict between love and marital duty ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
central female protagonist
ⓘ
tragic heroine ⓘ |
| genre | opera character ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Renato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Riccardo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isThreatenedBy | conspirators ⓘ |
| loves | Riccardo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAtLocation | gallows field outside the city ⓘ |
| musicalNumber |
"Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa"
ⓘ
"Morrò, ma prima in grazia" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalNumberType | aria ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory |
American (in Boston-transposed version)
ⓘ
Swedish (in original Swedish setting) ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| operaLibrettist | Antonio Somma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereYear | 1859 ⓘ |
| operaTitleEnglish | A Masked Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Un ballo in maschera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentAtEvent | masked ball ⓘ |
| relationshipType | forbidden love ⓘ |
| revealsSecretTo | Renato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleRequires |
dramatic soprano voice
ⓘ
strong acting ability ⓘ |
| seeksFromUlrica | magic remedy to extinguish her love ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | politically charged environment ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Renato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalCasting | lyric-dramatic soprano ⓘ |
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
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