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Atmospheric Simon Boccanegra brings out the best of La Fenice

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Reviewed at Teatro La Fenice, Venice on 30 November 2014
Verdi, Simon Boccanegra
Teatro La Fenice
Myung-whun Chung, Conductor
Andrea de Rosa, Director, Set Designer
Alessandro Lai, Costume Designer
Simone Piazzola, Simon Boccanegra
Maria Agresta, Amelia Grimaldi
Francesco Meli, Gabriele Adorno
Giacomo Prestia, Jacopo Fiesco
Julian Kim, Paolo Albiani
Luca Dall'Amico, Pietro
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****1
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****1
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****1
La Fenice closes season with a lively new Fille du regiment
***11
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*****
Méphistophélès returns to the stage in Gounod’s Faust at La Fenice!
***11
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