充斥着國王與小丑，瀰漫着殘酷、怨恨，以及無望的愛之黑暗國度——這就是威爾第（1813-1901）的世界。在他一生的88個年頭裏，威爾第創作了不下26齣歌劇，以《奧貝爾托》為始，以《法斯塔夫》作結。適逢這位大作曲家誕辰二百周年，香港藝術節加料節目呈上來自意大利帕爾馬皇家歌劇院製作的「完全威爾第」全套歌劇電影的其中八部。影片均從未在亞洲放映，高清環迴立體聲的電影體驗，無論是威爾第的新舊樂迷，都必能享受這場盛宴。 假面舞會 波士頓總督列卡度愛上了朋友兼秘書雷納托的妻子——阿米莉亞。同時，雷納托察覺到有人要暗算總督大人。故事由此展開，在一場假面舞會上達到高潮。 《假面舞會》由聖彼得堡皇家歌劇團委約，1859年2月17日於羅馬阿波羅歌劇院首演。因當時的審查制度，差點沒能上演。最後，威爾第及詞作者索馬不得不將故事背景由瑞典改為波士頓，將國王改為英國總督。 所有影片均為意語對白，附中英文字幕。 Step into the world of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) – of kings and jesters, of murderous vendettas and unrequited love. In a life that spanned 88 years, Verdi composed no less than 26 operas, beginning with Oberto and ending with Falstaff. 2013 being the bicentennial of Verdi’s birth, Hong Kong Arts Festival’s Festival PLUS brings you a marathon of High Definition and Surround Sound cinematic experience, featuring for the first time in Asia eight opera films from the 26 Tutto Verdi collection captured live by Italy’s Teatro Regio di Parma. All guaranteed to appeal to Verdi fans and novices alike. All films are in Italian with English and Chinese subtitles. Un ballo in maschera Set in Boston, Governor Riccardo is in love with Amelia, wife of his friend and secretary, Renato, who has discovered a plot against his chief. And so the story begins, all of which comes to a head at the masquerade. Un ballo in maschera was commissioned by the Imperial Theatre, St Petersburg and premiered at the Teatro Apollo, Rome, on 17 February 1859. This opera almost didn’t see the light of day, thanks to the censors. As a result Verdi and his librettist Antonio Somma were compelled to change the setting from Sweden to Boston and swap the King for an English Governor.