Composer
Librettists
Based On
the play Simón Bocanegra by Antonio García Gutiérrez
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1960
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Costumers
Cast
Simon Boccanegra, Genoese corsair, later the Doge
Amelia Grimaldi, his daughter
Jacopo Fiesco, later Pater Andrea
Gabriele Adorno, a nobleman
Paolo Albiani
Pietro
Captain of the Guard
Amelia's servant
Show Dates
Time and Place
Middle of the fourteenth century; Genoa
Scenes
PROLOGUE -- San Lorenzo square in Genoa
Act I, Scene 1 -- The Grimaldi terrace twenty years later
Scene 2 -- Assembly room in the Ducal palace
Act II -- The Doge's chambers
Act III -- Same as Act II
Notes
Major intermission after Act I