| Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) | Simon Boccanegra | Livret de Francesco Maria Piave |
| Bayerische Staatsoper | ||
| Bertrand de Billy | Direction | |
| Dmitri Tcherniakov | Mise en scène, Décors | |
| Elena Zaytseva | Costumes | |
| Bayerischer Staatsopernchor | ||
| Bayerisches Staatsorchester | ||
| Serena Farnocchia | Soprano | Amelia Grimaldi (Maria Boccanegra) |
| Wookyung Kim | Ténor | Gabriele Adorno |
| Markus Eiche | Baryton | Paolo Albiani |
| Dimitri Platanias | Baryton | Simon Boccanegra |
| Dmitry Belosselskiy | Basse | Jacopo Fiesco |
| Pas encore défini | Amelia's maid | |
| Peter Lobert | Basse | Pietro |
Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave (1857), new version by Arrigo Boito (1881)
Opera with a prologue and three acts
Although it should no longer be important in the City of Genoa – the Doge is elected by the people – entrenched party rivalry between the Patricians and the Plebeians is still strong. But the candidacy of Simon Boccanegra seems to offer the opportunity of reconciliation. He is elected Doge. And yet: he too becomes enmeshed in the tangle of family tragedies and power plays.
This is Verdi's most brittle work; its colours are dark, its feelings gloomy, its scenes – both public and private – brutal – yet it is full of the drive to love and freedom. Over 20 years were to pass following the unsuccessful first performance in 1857 before Verdi carried out a fundamental revision and reshaped the work completely with his new librettist Arrigo Boito. But in comparison with his Trilogia populare, the work suffered for a long time from the reputation of being inaccessible. Wrongly! Verdi said: "The piece is sombre, because it must be sombre, but it is enthralling!“
In Italian with German surtitles
Coproduction with the English National Opera London