OPERA "BALL MASCARADE" J. Verdi

December 19, 19:00.

"Masquerade Ball" - the only one of Verdi’s operas, the scene of which the United States of America. Moreover, it was transferred there by chance or, rather, by a censor. The plot of Verdi’s opera was based on the play of the French playwright Eugene Scribe, and his play was originally based on the episode of the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden. But in 1858, almost on the eve of the premiere, there was an attempt on Napoleon III. The authorities of Naples were scared: they considered that the opera about the assassination of the king could inspire the Neapolitans to revolt. As a result, Verdi was required to make certain changes to the plot. The censors (people are always very smart and cunning) agreed that the plot would not hurt anyone if no king was killed at all, but simply a governor in some colonial Boston.

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