Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (1985)

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.

Cast (7)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Piero Cappuccilli

Simon Boccanegra

Montserrat Caballé

Maria Boccanegra

L

Lando Bartolini

Gabriele Adorno

Paul Plishka

Jacopo Fiesco

Alain Fondary

Paolo Albiani

Alain Vernhes

Pietro

M

Maurizio Arena

Conductor

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