Un Ballo in Maschera Vocal Score Author:Giuseppe Verdi Piano/vocal score of Verdi's opera Un Ballo in Maschera. — Based on the 1792 assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden, the libretto for Un Ballo Maschera had to undergo heavy revisions due to legal issues and censorship. Eventually, it ended up being set in colonial Boston, with character names changed. (King Gustav III, for example, ludicrousl... more »y became the governor of Boston.) Today, many productions restore the original Swedish names and setting.
Like all Polonius editions, this score is printed on smooth, heavy, cream-colored paper. Musicians will delight in the spiral binding, which allows the score to lie flat when opened to any page.