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
1975
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Lighting Designer
Cast
Paolo Albiani
Pietro
Simon Boccanegra
Jacopo Fiesco
Amelia Grimaldi
Gabriele Adorno
Amelia's servant
Captain of the Guard
Show Dates
Broadcast
11/14/1975, live broadcast, KKHI.
Time and Place
Middle of the fourteenth century; Genoa
Scenes
Act I -- Piazza San Lorenzo in Genoa
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 1 -- The Grimaldi terrace twenty years later
Scene 2 -- Assembly room in the Ducal palace
INTERMISSION
Act III, Scene 1 -- Ducal chambers
Scene 2 -- Terrace of the Ducal palace
Media
Acknowledgements
The Lyric Opera of Chicago production of "Simon Boccanegra" Scenery and costumes designed by Pier Luigi Pizzi This production of "Simon Boccanegra" was made possible by a generous gift to Lyric Opera of Chicago from the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa
Notes
11/14/1975, live broadcast, KKHI. Intermission interviews: #1 Sonia Frisell (guest), #2 Kiri Te Kanawa, Ingvar Wixell and Martti Talvela (guests).