Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Verdi's opera live at the 1985 Chorégies d'Orange

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.

Release Date

1985-07-13

Year

1985

Duration

2h 38m

Status

Released

Score

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Cast

Piero Cappuccilli

Piero Cappuccilli

Simon Boccanegra

Montserrat Caballé

Montserrat Caballé

Maria Boccanegra

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Lando Bartolini

Gabriele Adorno

Paul Plishka

Paul Plishka

Jacopo Fiesco

Alain Fondary

Alain Fondary

Paolo Albiani

Alain Vernhes

Alain Vernhes

Pietro

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Maurizio Arena

Conductor