mostra Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera

From 12 to 18 June a temporary exhibition at the MUSA, along with the lesson by Pappano and the concert dedicated to Verdi's opera.

FREE ENTRANCE. Every day except on thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and before the beginning of the concerts on the dates of Ballo in Maschera representations (June, 8,10 and 12).

For the first time in show a precious autograph of an aria from Un ballo in maschera, preserved in the Library of the Accademia, along with other document from Accademia archives and from the State Archive of Rome: photographs, printed materials of the first staging and confidential documents from the censorship and the papal police to explain all the ins and outs of the birth and the first performance of Un Ballo in Maschera at the Teatro Apollo in Rome in the carnival 1859.
As a testimony of the fortune of the work on Roman stages there are also costumes, sets and figurines from one of the most famous productions at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and some video excerpts about interpretation of the opera.

The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and the State Archive of Rome, in collaboration with the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei present the exhibition as a preview of the broader display "Verdi in Rome" scheduled for November the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.


For all further information:
tel: +3906 80242.382
email: museo@santacecilia.it