In an extraordinary career spanning six decades in
the theater, Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) composed 28 operas, at least half of
which are at the core of today’s repertoire. His role in Italy’s cultural and
political development has made him an icon in his native country. Librettist
Francesco Maria Piave (1810–1876) also worked with Verdi on Macbeth, Rigoletto, La Traviata,
and La Forza del
Destino, among
others. Arrigo Boito (1842–1918), who collaborated on the revision, was a
writer and composer who would later create the librettos to Verdi’s final two
masterpieces, Otello and Falstaff.
PRODUCTION Giancarlo del Monaco
SET
& COSTUME DESIGNER Michael Scott
World
premiere: Teatro la Fenice, Venice, 1857 (original version); Teatro alla Scala,
Milan, 1881 (revised version).
Met and U.S. premiere: January 28, 1932.
Simon Boccanegra is Verdi’s compelling portrayal of a man who is both a leader and an outsider, set against one of the most incisive depictions of politics ever put on the stage. The premiere was not successful, but more than 20 years later the composer revised the opera. Although Boccanegra remains just outside the core repertory of Verdi favorites, it is a rewarding example of his genius at its most humane and insightful. - http://www.metopera.org/Discover/Synopses/Simon-Boccanegra/#sthash.NjWCC0h5.dpuf
Met and U.S. premiere: January 28, 1932.
Simon Boccanegra is Verdi’s compelling portrayal of a man who is both a leader and an outsider, set against one of the most incisive depictions of politics ever put on the stage. The premiere was not successful, but more than 20 years later the composer revised the opera. Although Boccanegra remains just outside the core repertory of Verdi favorites, it is a rewarding example of his genius at its most humane and insightful. - http://www.metopera.org/Discover/Synopses/Simon-Boccanegra/#sthash.NjWCC0h5.dpuf
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