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. Running time: 2hrs 40mins

Cast/Performers

Bruno Caproni (Simon Boccanegra), Brindley Sherratt (Jacopo Fiesco), Peter Auty (Gabriele Adorno), Roland Wood (Paolo Albiani)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Producer(s): English National Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper Munich
Conductor: Edward Gardner
Director: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Design: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Lighting: Gleb Filshtinsky
Translation: James Fenton