Description

Simon Boccanegra: Live from the Vienna State Opera, 2007

UPC: 0807280715194

Product Features

Runtime: 137 Min

Region: 0, Worldwide

Format: NTSC

Overview

Experience the gripping tale of political intrigue and personal drama in Giuseppe Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, recorded live from the Vienna State Opera in 2007. This melodrama in a prologue and three acts, with a libretto by Arrigo Boito after E.M. Piave and G. Montanelli, features a stellar cast including Thomas Hampson as Simon Boccanegra and Cristina Gallardo-Domás as Maria Boccanegra/Amelia Grimaldi. Under the masterful direction of conductor Daniele Gatti and stage director Peter Stein, this production brings Verdi's powerful score and complex characters to life.

Interesting Facts

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, renowned for his profound operatic compositions.
Libretto: Written by Arrigo Boito, based on the works of E.M. Piave and G. Montanelli.
Cast Highlights:
- Thomas Hampson as Simon Boccanegra
- Cristina Gallardo-Domás as Maria Boccanegra/Amelia Grimaldi
- Ferruccio Furlanetto as Jacopo Fiesco
- Miroslav Dvorský as Gabriele Adorno
- Boaz Daniel as Paolo Albiani
- Dan Paul Dumitrescu as Pietro
- John Nuzzo as a Capitano dei Balestrieri
- Songmi Yang as an Ancella di Amelia
Production Team:
- Conductor: Daniele Gatti
- Stage Director: Peter Stein
- Set Design: Stefan Mayer
- Costume Design: Moidele Bickel
- Chorus Master: Ernst Dunshirn
- Directed for Television and Video by Anton Reitzenstein
Orchestra and Chorus: Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, with the Stage Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera.