Composer
Librettists
Based On
the play Simón Bocanegra by Antonio García Gutiérrez
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1941
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Cast
Simon Boccanegra, corsair in the service of the Genoese Republic
Jacopo Fiesco, a Genoese nobleman
Paolo Albiani, a goldweaver
Pietro, a Genoese commoner
Simon Boccanegra, First Doge of Genoa
Amelia Grimaldi
Jacopo Fiesco, under the name of Andrea
Gabriele Adorno, a Genoese nobleman
Paolo Albiani, Chancellor of the Republic
Pietro, a Courtier
Captain of the Guard
Amelia's Maidservant
Show Dates
Broadcast
Live broadcast, Act I.
Time and Place
Middle of the XIV Century; Genoa
Scenes
PROLOGUE -- San Lorenzo Square in Genoa
Act I -- The Grimaldi Garden
Act II -- Doge's Quarters in the Ducal Palace
Act III -- Interior of the Ducal Palace
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1941_10_compressed.pdf
(7.95 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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11/1/1941, live broadcast, Act I: "Simon Boccanegra, Act I: Lawrence Tibbett (Simon Boccanegra), Stella Roman (Amelia), Frederick Jagel (Gabriele Adorno); Erich Leinsdorf."
Program Note on cast page:
"N.B. About twenty years elapse between the Prologue and Act I."
Settings constructed in the studios of the San Francisco Opera Association