Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
2002
⏱️ 143 min
📅 Released
🌐 IT
MusicDramaHistory
Giuseppe Verdi's one prologue, three act opera featuring libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito is performed before a live audience at Florence's Teatro Comunale in this release featuring the music of the Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino under conductor Claudio Abbado, and starring Carlo Guelfi, Julian Konstantinov, and Karita Mattila.

Cast

Carlo Guelfi
Carlo Guelfi
Simon Boccanegra
Julian Konstantinov
Julian Konstantinov
Fiesco
Karita Mattila
Karita Mattila
Maria Boccanegra
Vincenzo La Scola
Vincenzo La Scola
Gabriele Adorno
Lucio Gallo
Lucio Gallo
Paolo Albiani
Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado
Self - Conductor

Crew

Director
Peter Stein, Carlo Battistoni
Writer
Francesco Maria Piave

Production

TDK, Teatro Comunale di Firenze, RAI

Keywords

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