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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

June 4, 2002

143 minutes

Carlo Battistoni

Music Drama History

Overview

Giuseppe Verdi's one prologue, three act opera featuring libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito is performed before a live audience at Florence's Teatro Comunale in this release featuring the music of the Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino under conductor Claudio Abbado, and starring Carlo Guelfi, Julian Konstantinov, and Karita Mattila.

Movie Details

Release Date

June 4, 2002

Runtime

143 minutes

Director

Carlo Battistoni

Production Companies

TDK Teatro Comunale di Firenze RAI

Cast

Carlo Guelfi

Simon Boccanegra

Julian Konstantinov

Fiesco

Karita Mattila

Maria Boccanegra

Vincenzo La Scola

Gabriele Adorno

Lucio Gallo

Paolo Albiani

Claudio Abbado

Self - Conductor