Cast & Characters

The Cast

Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
Amelia: Michele Crider
Oscar: Ofelia Sala
Ulrica: Stephanie Blythe
Riccardo: Salvatore Licitra
Renato: Dmitri Hvorostovsky

The Characters

Amelia (soprano) - Renato's wife. Amelia is torn between her duty to her husband and her love for his best friend, Riccardo. She consults Ulrica to find out how to rid herself of her illicit passion.

Ulrica (contralto) - A sorceress who reads palms. She advises Amelia how to suppress her forbidden love for Riccardo, and predicts Riccardo's assassination.

Oscar (soprano) - Riccardp's page. A cheeky youth, he does various errands and carries messages for the King.

Samuel (Counts de Horn) (bass) - Conspires with Tom and Renato to kill Roccardo. He charges that Riccardo murdered his brother.

Tom (Ribbing) (bass) - Conspires with Samuel and Renato to kill Riccardo. He alleges that Riccardo illegally confiscated his family's home.

Renato (Anckarström) (baritone) - Riccardo's secretary and trusted friend. He is loyal to Riccardo and warns him of a plot to assassinate him, until he discovers that Riccardo is in love with his wife Amelia. He joins Samuel and Tom in conspiring to murder Riccardo.

Riccardo (King Gustav III) (tenor)- King of Sweden. A jovial, benevolent ruler, Riccardo is in love with his best friend's wife, but does not want to besmirch her or her husband's honor. He laughs off various warnings of an assassination attempt, including a prophecy from the sorceress Ulrica.