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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
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
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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Joan Sutherland debutRole Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera