Giuseppe Verdi - Simon Boccanegra【39.72G】
from the series "Verdi - Complete Collection of Operas / Tutto Verdi - The Complete Operas (2005-2012)
[27-Disc Edition]" 20th disc of 27
Year: 2012Label: C MAJOR, Unitel Classica, Teatro Regio di Parma
Country of origin: USA, Italy
Genre: Opera
Duration: 02:16:55
Language: Italian
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese
Reaction: Giogio Gallione (Giorgio Gallione) Performers:
Leo Nucci - Simon Boccanegra,
Roberto Scanduzzi - Jacopo Fiesco,
Simone Piazzolla - Paolo Albiani,
Paolo Pecchioli - Pietro,
Tamar Iveri (Tamar Iveri) - Amelia / Maria,
Francesco Meli - Gabriele AdornoTeatro Regio di Parma Chorus and
Orchestra Conductor: Daniele Callegari (Daniele Callegari)Recorded live at the Teatro Regio di Parma, March 2010Description : The libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play of the same name by Antonio García Gutiérrez. The title character of the opera is Simon Boccanegra, the first Doge of Genoa. The first production took place at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice on 12 March 1857. The second version, created with the participation of Arrigo Boito, was presented to the public at La Scala in Milan on March 24, 1881.
There is no doubt that the already mature Verdi's opera Simon Boccanegra was unlucky. Shown in Venice in 1857, the opera was not a success, and Verdi, together with Arrigo Boito, remade many things, and the opera was published in a new edition in 1881. Written by Francesco Maria Piave, the libretto was based on a play by Antonio García Gutiérrez, which shows romantic love against a backdrop of political struggle and intrigue. Such intricate multifaceted plots were close to Verdi, especially since the main character of the opera is a real historical person. True, the real Boccanegra itself was certainly not so romantic, seized power in Genoa by force, establishing a regime of terror, and was later killed, but Verdi endowed his hero with a courageous and romantic appearance, showing that at the pinnacle of power there is nobility and a desire for the ideal. Of course, this interpretation was seen as unrealistically romantic, but in the operatic tradition. The music of the opera is full of wondrous beauty, refinement, sharp drama, in general, this opera by Verdi is monumental, pathetic, tragic and it is not clear why this opera has such a difficult fate, because Verdi wrote music to it while in a more than mature period of creativity. And all the more this opera is interesting also because the baritone reigns here, because the title role is very winning... Bonus: Opera Story and Synopsis (English and Italian)About Opera
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Video Quality: Blu-ray
Format/Container: BDMV
Video Codec: MPEG4
Audio Codec: LPCM, DTS
Video Stream: MPEG-4 Video, 1920x1080, 28450 kbps, 29.970 fps
Audio Stream: LPCM, 2304 kbps, 48 kHz, 2 ch. DTS-HD MA, 3671 kbps, 48 kHz, 6 ch
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