Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Hungarian State Opera performances at Müpa Budapest
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With Simon Boccanegra, a remarkably intricate and monumental musical drama about family and politics, Giuseppe Verdi whisks the audience back to 14th-century Geneva. The story of the Genovan doge, a work condemning ill-fated political battles and urging amity within the Italian nation has been conquering the world's opera stages since 1881.
Some 20 years passed, before a new librettist wrote a new version with new nuances. Once again collaborating on a long-term basis with the composer, Arrigo Boito (the librettist for Otello and Falstaff), would revise the opera and propel it to sweeping success at its La Scala première in 1881. Although the scoring and tone of the opera remained dark, Verdi did sneak in a little light here and there. In the meantime, he moved away from the use of closed numbers in order to create a modern musical drama comprising more uniform musical material.
Concert performance in Italian, with Hungarian surtitles.
Presented by: Hungarian State Opera
Conductor:
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Balázs Kocsár
Performers:
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Simon BoccanegraAlberto Gazale
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Amelia GrimaldiAdrienn Miksch
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Jacopo FiescoBálint Szabó
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Gabriele AdornoSzabolcs Brickner
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Paolo AlbianiZoltán Kelemen
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PietroMarcell Bakonyi
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Captain of the crossbowmenDániel Roska
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Amelia's maidBeáta Szepessy
Creators:
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hungarian surtitlesMárton Karczag
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librettoArrigo Boito, Francesco Maria Piave
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chorus directorGábor Csiki
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