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Jetske Mijnssen's dazzling Simon Boccanegra a coup for Dutch National season finale

George Petean (Simon Boccanegra) and Georg Zeppenfeld (Jacopo Fiesco)
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Federica Lombardi (Amelia)
© Dutch National Opera | Ben van Duin
Federica Lombardi (Amelia) and George Petean (Simon Boccanegra)
© Dutch National Opera | Ben van Duin
Georg Zeppenfeld (Jacopo Fiesco)
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Dutch National Opera Chorus
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“Fabio Luisi... finding every contour in Verdi’s characteristically rich dramatic texture”
Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 4 June 2026
Verdi, Simon Boccanegra
Dutch National Opera
Fabio Luisi, Conductor
Jetske Mijnssen, Director
Étienne Pluss, Set Designer
Hannah Clark, Costume Designer
Valerio Tiberi, Lighting Designer
Chorus of Dutch National Opera
George Petean, Simon Boccanegra
Georg Zeppenfeld, Jacopo Fiesco
Federica Lombardi, Amelia Grimaldi
Riccardo Massi, Gabriele Adorno
Germán Olvera, Paolo Albiani
Jasurbek Khaydarov, Pietro
Yvonne Kok, Amelia's maid
François Soons, Captain
Edward Ananian-Cooper, Choirmaster / chorus director
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