Grand Opera At Its Grandest: Giuseppe Verdi's A Masked Ball (Un ballo in Maschera) Illicit love and political intrigue are woven through Verdi’s romantic tragedy. As conspirators plot a prominent leader’s death, the suspected adulteress, desperate to extinguish her love for the ruler, plays right into their murderous plans. She solicits the help of a sorceress to end her fervor, but too late! The secret's out and a distraught husband dispenses revenge at the masked ball! Daniel Lipton conducts an international cast, plus the Opera Tampa Chorus and Orchestra. Performances presented by The Helen Torres Foundation Sung in Italian with English translations above the stage