Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Drama, Music · 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.

Starring

Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Maria Piave, Piero Cappuccilli, Arrigo Boito, Montserrat Caballé, Maurizio Arena, Lando Bartolini, Maté Rabinovski, Paul Plishka

Director

Jacques Karpo