4/9/16 – SIMON BOCCANEGRA @ 1:00PM

Metropolitan Opera

Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play Simón Bocanegra (1843) by Antonio García Gutiérrez

Approximate running time: 3 HRS 9 MINS

The legendary pair of James Levine and Plácido Domingo have defined Verdi’s art for more than four decades. They demonstrate their mastery with this remarkable character study of the wise Doge forced to confront his past. The spectacular cast includes tenor Joseph Calleja and another legend, bass Ferruccio Furlanetto, as Boccanegra’s rival, Fiesco.

Sung in: Italian

Cast

CONDUCTOR

James Levine

AMELIA GRIMALDI

Lianna Haroutounian

GABRIELE ADORNO

Joseph Calleja

JACOPO FIESCO

Ferruccio Furlanetto

Photo Credits: Metropolitan Opera