The read
It runs long at 2h 38m.
Synopsis
The ambiguities of Verdi’s theatre are particularly clear in his baritone roles, among which is that of Boccanegra, corsair turned doge of Genoa and the troubled observer of the conflicts that tore apart 14th century landowners and peasants. An eminently political opera in which power struggles are interwoven with family conflicts, Simon Boccanegra echoes the life of its composer – the man who championed the cause of Italian unification and overcame the loss of his wife and children.
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Key crew
- Giuseppe VerdiOriginal Music Composer
- Francesco Maria PiaveWriter
- Arrigo BoitoWriter
- Maté RabinovskiDirector
- Jacques KarpoDirector
Cast
- Piero CappuccilliSimon Boccanegra
- Montserrat CaballéMaria Boccanegra
- Lando BartoliniGabriele Adorno
- Paul PlishkaJacopo Fiesco
- Alain FondaryPaolo Albiani
- Alain VernhesPietro
- Maurizio ArenaConductor