Political intrigue, jealousy and vengeance run through Giuseppe Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Macshera,” streamed Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera to Orcas Center’s big screen on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 1 p.m.

This new production of the famous opera is directed by David Alden, who creates a dreamlike set in an early 20th-century Swedish environment.

“‘Un Ballo in Maschera’ is one of Verdi’s greatest and most brilliant scores, with a variety of different colors,” Alden said. “It alternates between the light and the intensely melodramatic. Verdi pulls it all together with unbelievable theatrical energy. Ballo is theatrical dynamite.”

Some of the Met’s leading stars take on the central roles in the opera’s love triangle. Marcelo Álvarez plays the ill-fated King Gustavo III, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is featured as his best friend and eventual rival, Count Anckarström and Sondra Radvanovsky performs as Amelia – the king’s secret passion. The Huffington Post calls them “an excellent cast who bring all the emotion, tenderness, and tension to a score that is both exciting and haunting.”

Tickets are $18 for adults, $13 students, ($2 off for Orcas Center Members) and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office.