Simon Boccanegra

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Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Librettists
Francesco Maria Piave

and

Arrigo Boito
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
1956
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Oliviero De Fabritiis
Stage Director(s)
Carlo Maestrini
Chorus Director
Gianni Lazzari
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Simon Boccanegra, Genoese corsair, later the Doge
Leonard Warren
Amelia Grimaldi
Renata Tebaldi
Jacopo Fiesco, later Pater Andrea
Boris Christoff
Gabriele Adorno, a nobleman
Roberto Turrini
Paolo Albiani
Heinz Blankenburg
Pietro
Carl Palangi
Captain of the Guard
Virginio Assandri
Amelia's servant
Christine Krooskos

Show Dates

Time and Place

Middle of the Fourteenth Century; Genoa

Scenes

Act I -- San Lorenzo Square in Genoa
Act II -- The Grimaldi Garden 20 years later
Act III -- Assembly room in the Ducal Palace
Act IV, Scene 1 -- Anteroom to the Doge's Apartments
Scene 2 -- The Doge's Chambers

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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