Details

Simon Boccanegra, a corsair, and his lover Maria have a child, but Maria dies in childbirth and her father (Fiesco) refuses to acknowledge Boccanegra as his son-in-law. Boccanegra is later elected Doge of Genoa and, as the years pass and his power grows he is plotted against by Fiesco and Adorno (a young nobleman in love with Fiesco's ward). Boccanegro recognises Fiesco's ward as his lost daughter but is poisoned - the parties are reconciled as Boccanegra dies and declares Adorno his successor. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Approx running time 2 hours 50 minutes

Cast/Performers

Lucio Gallo (Simon Boccanegra), Anja Harteros (Amelia Grimaldi), Marcus Haddock (Gabriele Adorno), Marco Vratogna (Paolo), Orlin Anastassov (Fiesco - early dates), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Fiesco May 10 / / 13 / 16 / 19), Roberto Scandiuzzi (May 22 / 24), Krzysztof Szumanski (Pietro), Natalia Ushakova (May 13)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Producer: Royal Opera
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Director: Ian Judge
Design: John Gunter
Costume: Deirdre Clancy
Lighting: Nigel Levings