Un ballo in maschera

About the show

Riccardo, the governor of Boston, loves Amelia, the wife of his friend and advisor Renato. A fortune-teller predicts that Riccardo will be killed by the next person to shake his hand; Renato does so without knowing the prophecy. Renato discovers Amelia and Riccardo together and joins a conspiracy against him. At a masked ball, Renato stabs Riccardo, who reveals Amelia’s fidelity and forgives his murderer before dying.