Release Date

13 Jul, 1985

Runtime

02:38: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

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Actors

Piero Cappuccilli

Montserrat Caballé

Lando Bartolini

Paul Plishka

Alain Fondary

Alain Vernhes

Maurizio Arena

Crew

Maté Rabinovski

Jacques Karpo

Giuseppe Verdi

Maurizio Arena

Francesco Maria Piave

Arrigo Boito