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At half mast: Peter Stein's Simon Boccanegra revived at the Wiener Staatsoper

Federica Lombardi (Amelia), Ludovic Tézier (Simon Boccanegra), Charles Castronovo (Gabriele Adorno)
© Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
Ludovic Tézier (Simon Boccanegra) and Kwangchul Youn (Jacopo Fiesco)
© Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
Federica Lombardi (Amelia) and Charles Castronovo (Gabriele Adorno)
© Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
Ludovic Tézier (Simon Boccanegra)
© Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
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“Armiliato conducted with genuine feel for the drama in a well-paced and passionately phrased reading”
Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 19 April 2026
Verdi, Simon Boccanegra
Vienna State Opera
Marco Armiliato, Conductor
Peter Stein, Director
Stefan Mayer, Set Designer
Moidele Bickel, Costume Designer
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
Ludovic Tézier, Simon Boccanegra
Kwangchul Youn, Jacopo Fiesco
Federica Lombardi, Amelia Grimaldi
Charles Castronovo, Gabriele Adorno
Attila Mókus, Paolo Albiani
Evgeny Solodovnikov, Pietro
Maria Zherebiateva, Amelia's maid
Andrew Turner, Captain
Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca
****1
Tragedy in the mirror: Minghella’s Madama Butterfly in Vienna
****1
Too much and too little: Jan Lauwers’ restless Clemenza in Vienna
***11
An Idomeneo shattered to pieces at the Wiener Staatsoper
**111
A holiday Bohème: Puccini, Zeffirelli and tradition in Vienna
***11
Stikhina, Tézier and Tetelman outstanding in classic Vienna Tosca
*****
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