Giuseppe Verdi Simon Boccanegra Plácido Domingo ∙ Marina Poplavskaya Joseph Calleja ∙ Ferruccio Furlanetto Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Antonio Pappano staged by Elijah Moshinsky Giuseppe Verdi What is the personal price of political success? The question lies Simon Boccanegra at the heart of Giuseppe Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra. The opera is a sympathetic portrait of a man whose past catches up with him. Conductor Antonio Pappano When Simon Boccanegra was a young man, his lover died and their Orchestra Orchestra of the baby disappeared. Years later, as Doge of Genoa, he is reunited with Royal Opera House his daughter, but his newfound happiness is threatened by political Chorus Royal Opera Chorus enemies. Stage Director Elijah Moshinsky While the 1857 premiere of Simon Boccanegra was not a success, 20 years later Verdi revised the score and libretto with writer Arrigo Boito. Simon Boccanegra Plácido Domingo The opera’s ‘rebirth’ in Milan in 1881 met with great acclaim. Simon Amelia Grimaldi Marina Poplavskaya Boccanegra is now recognized as one of Verdi’s most compelling works. Gabriele Adorno Joseph Calleja Jacope Fiesco Ferruccio Furlanetto Elijah Moshinsky’s handsome production is inspired by Italian Paolo Albiani Jonathan Summers Renaissance art. Moments of intimacy – such as the tender duet when Pietro Lukas Jakobski Boccanegra is reunited with his daughter Amelia – are contrasted with Amelia's Maidservant Louise Armit the stormy drama of state politics. Coursing though the opera is the Captain Lee Hickenbottom hatred between Boccanegra and Fiesco, father of Boccanegra’s lover Maria. The men finally make peace in Act III in a moving duet – but has Video Director Sue Judd reconciliation come too late?
This performance captures everybody‘s heart, with Domingo leading Length: 145' the way: “His fitness for the role is undeniable. That noble face, that Shot in HDTV 1080/50i charismatic presence and powerful body: how well they suit the Doge’s Cat. no. A 020 50066 office [...] And camera close-ups reveal Domingo the consummate and generous actor [...] there’s plenty of heat in the gutsy orchestra A production of and Antonio Pappano’s loving conducting. And above all else there’s Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Domingo: courageous, still eloquent, an artist in a million.” (The Times)
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