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In 1857, Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813โ1901) adapted ๐๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข from ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐๐; ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ฒ๐ถรฉ, an opera by French composer Daniel-Franรงois-Esprit Auber (1782โ1871) and French librettist Augustin-Eugรจne Scribe (1791โ1861). Auber and Scribeโs opera was based on the assassination of King Gustavus III of Sweden (1746โ92) during a masked ball at the Royal Swedish Opera house. For the October 2014 production by San Francisco Opera, Mexican tenor Ramรณn Vargas (b. 1960) played Gustavus III, King of Sweden. Adler Fellowship Program graduate Julianna Di Giacomo (b. 1975) made her San Francisco Opera debut as Amelia Anckarstrรถm, a character that Verdi created as the third point in a fictional, ill-fated relationship between King Gustavus III and Swedish military officer Jacob Johan Anckarstrรถm (1762โ92). The extravagant costumes in the 2014 rendition of ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ, including the opulent gown worn by Di Giacomo were originally designed by American designer John Conklin (b. 1937) for a San Francisco Opera production in 1977. Learn more about San Francisco Operaโs history in our exhibition โSan Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebrationโ on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://bit.ly/SFOperaCentennial
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