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| Un Ballo in Maschera |
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| Oscar |
| Lyric coloratura soprano (pants) role/ He is page/ aide-de-camp to Gustav,and in some versions a love interest as well. He inspires King Gustav to disguise himself and see that Urica, the fortune teller should not be bannished. |
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| San Francisco Opera Oscar History |
| Artist |
| 1931 |
| Audrey Farncroft |
| 1937 |
| Charlotte Boerner |
| 1940 |
| Margit Bokor |
| 1942 |
| Margit Bokor |
| 1944 |
| Virginia MacWatters |
| 1953 |
| Barbara Gibson |
| 1957 |
| Sylvia Stahlman |
| 1961 |
| Graziella Sciutti |
| 1965 |
| Jolanda Meneguzzer |
| 1967 |
| 1971 |
| Helen Donath |
| 1977 |
| 1982 |
| 1985 |
| Erie Mills |
| 1990 |
| Tracy Dahl |
| 1999-2000 |
| 1977 *
The new Oscar was Kathleen Battle, from Cincinnati with an enchanting vocal sparkle that immediately called to mind Reri Grist. Her zippy acting was another plus. The first scene was played in the king’s bedroom, sheets in disarray, rather than a public hall;Gustavus received his rather foppish entourage with his hair down, and the approach helped humanize the scene. The possibility of a day dalliance with Oscar rose to the surface (Gustavus seems to have bee bisexual), but Frisell left this matter ambiguous. |
| 1965 |
| Reri Grist |
| Reri Grist |
| Tracy Dahl |
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| 1999 * Reprising her role from the 1990 production, soprano Tracy Dahl is nothing short of perfect as Oscar. Vocally she sounds as fresh and youthful as ever while her portrayal captures the insouciance and joy with which Verdi has imbued the role./ Review |
| * Reviews from Arthur Bloomfield's 1922-1978 The San Francisco Opera. |
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| Aria Data Base for Oscar |
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| To play above on a piano and hear it in play back - open Classical Music Search in a new page. Play notes on piano and press the play button when finished. Using the search button will bring up any symphonic music that has the same notes. |
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| Saper vorreste di che si veste |
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| 1977: Kathleen Battle (Oscar) and Jose Carreras (Gustavus) |
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| 2006: Anna Christy, whose Oscar sparkled with musical accuracy/ Review |
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| Oscar had many costumes, not all in photos-why? |
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