Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (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.
Directors: Maté Rabinovski, Jacques Karpo.
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Piero Cappuccilli as Simon Boccanegra |
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Montserrat Caballé as Maria Boccanegra |
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Lando Bartolini as Gabriele Adorno |
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Paul Plishka as Jacopo Fiesco |
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Alain Fondary as Paolo Albiani |
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Alain Vernhes as Pietro |
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Maurizio Arena as Conductor |
| Directing | Maté Rabinovski | Director |
| Directing | Jacques Karpo | Director |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Maurizio Arena | Conductor |
| Writing | Francesco Maria Piave | Writer |
| Writing | Arrigo Boito | Writer |
