Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra 1985 Directed by Maté Rabinovski , Jacques Karpo

Verdi's opera live at the 1985 Chorégies d'Orange

The ambiguities of Verdi’s theatre are particularly clear in his baritone roles, among which is that of Boccanegra, corsair turned doge of Genoa and the troubled observer of the conflicts that tore apart 14th century landowners and peasants. An eminently political opera in which power struggles are interwoven with family conflicts, Simon Boccanegra echoes the life of its composer – the man who championed the cause of Italian unification and overcame the loss of his wife and children.

Country Italy

Production Country France

Language Italian

Spoken Language Italian

Gneres Drama , History , Music

Production Companies TF1 , Chorégies d'Orange

Release Date 13 July 1985

158 mins