The Metropolitan Opera House in HD.
Um ballo in the maschera duet, December 8, 2012
Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Sondra Radvanovsky.
Conductor: Fabio Luisi,
Director: David Alden.
From the critique:
"Dmitri Hvorostovsky's Renato (Count Anckarström) is the dramatic center of the show. Far from being a cold-hearted devotee of his personal honor (as Renato too often is), he is still desperately in love with his wife Amelia. His claim that only “hate and death” remain in his heart after her apparent betrayal is false – his continued love for her fuels his anger, prevents him from killing her, and leads him to seek revenge on Gustavo (Riccardo). This touching characterization is matched by Hvorostovsky’s unflagging vocal intensity and beautiful tone, especially during his Act III aria “Eri tu.”