Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Simon Boccanegra
Melodrama in a Prologue and Three Acts
Revised 1881 Edition
Original libretto by Francesco Maria Piave for the premiere in 1857, and based on the play Simon Boccanegra by Antonio García Gutiérrez, with additions and modifications by Arrigo Boito.
Simon Boccanegra, Corsair and Doge of Genoa.... Leo Nucci
Maria Boccanegra, Simon’s daughter known as Amelia Grimaldi.... Kiri Te Kanawa
Jacapo Fiesco, a Genoese nobleman.... Paata Burchuladze
Gabrielle Adorno, a Genoese gentleman in love with Maria.... Giacomo Arragall
Paola Albiani, a courtier.... Paolo Coni
Pietro, another courtier.... Carlo Colombara
Orchestra and chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Sir Georg Solti
Recorded in the Sala Abanella, Milan. December 1988
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