Amelia Goes to the Ball

Amelia al ballo
Amelia Goes to the Ball
Opera buffa by Gian Carlo Menotti
The composer in 1944
LibrettistMenotti
LanguageItalian
Premiere
April 1, 1937 (1937-04-01) (in English)

Amelia al ballo (Amelia Goes to the Ball) is a one-act opera buffa by Gian Carlo Menotti, who set his own Italian libretto. Composed during 1936 when Menotti was in his mid-twenties, it was the composer's first mature opera and first critical success. The opera recounts a series of farcical events as a young Italian socialite overcomes obstacles to her attendance at the first ball of the season.