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 Garcia Gutierrez, with additions and modifications by Arrigo Boito.
Simon Boccanegra, Corsair and Doge of Genoa.... Placido Domingo
Gabrielle Adorno, a Genoese gentleman in love with Maria.... Marcello Giordani
Maria Boccanegra, Simon’s daughter known as Amelia Grimaldi.... Adrianne Pieczonka
Jacapo Fiesco, a Genoese nobleman.... James Morris
James Levine
Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
February 6, 2010
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