Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

158 mins | Drama, History, Music | July 13, 1985

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.

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

158 mins | Drama, History, Music | July 13, 1985

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
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.
Producers TF1, Chorégies d'Orange
Original title Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Directors Jacques Karpo, Maté Rabinovski
Writers Arrigo Boito, Francesco Maria Piave

Cast

Piero Cappuccilli

as Simon Boccanegra

Montserrat Caballé

as Maria Boccanegra

Lando Bartolini

as Gabriele Adorno

Paul Plishka

as Jacopo Fiesco

Alain Fondary

as Paolo Albiani

Alain Vernhes

as Pietro

Maurizio Arena

as Conductor