SIMON BOCCANEGRA

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Opera in three acts in Italian

Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave from a play by Gutiérrez
Premièr at Teatro La Fenice, Venice – 12 March 1857 

09 September 1968 (3 Performances)

Coliseo Albia, Bilbao

XXI. FESTIVAL DI OVIEDO 

Orquesta Sinfonica de Bilbao

Coros de la ABAO
Conductor: Manno Wolf Ferrari
Chorus master: n/a

Stage director: Arsenio Giunta

Scene and costumes: n/a

Amelia Boccanegra LEYLA GENCER soprano

Gabriele Adorno a patrician GIANFRANCO CECCHELE tenor
Simon Boccanegra a plebian later Doge GIUSEPPE TADDEI baritone
Jacopo Fiesco a patrician RUGGERO RAIMONDI bass
Paolo Albiani a plebeian NINO CARTA baritone
Pietro a plebeian GINO BELLONI bass
A Captain MARIO GUGGIA tenor
Un ancella di Amelia CARMEN RIGAY soprano

Time: Fourteenth Century

Place: In and near Genoa

OPERA MAGAZINE                                              

1968 August

ABAO RESUMEN HISTORICO

1953 - 2019 Historical Summary 

ERNANI

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)      

Opera in four acts in Italian

Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

Premièr at Teatro la Fenice, Venice  – 9 March 1844

03† September 1968 (3 Performances)

Coliseo Albia, Bilbao    

XXI. FESTIVAL DI OVIEDO 

Orquesta Sinfonica de Bilbao

Coros de la ABAO

Conductor: Manno Wolf Ferrari
Chorus master: n/a
Stage director: Arsenio Giunta
Scene: Efema y Ros
Costumes: Peris Hnos

Don Carlos King of Castile GIUSEPPE TADDEI baritone

Don Ruy Gomez de Silva Grandee of Spain RUGGERO RAIMONDI bass

Ernani or Joan of Aragon a bandid GIANFRANCO CECCHELE tenor

Don Riccardo esquire to the King MARIO GUGGIA tenor

Jago esquire to Silva GINO BELLONIbass

Elvira kinswoman to Silva LEYLA GENCER soprano [Role debut]

Giovanna in Elvira’s service SILVANA COSTA soprano

Time: Early Sixteenth Century

Place: Spain

† Recording date

Photos © GRAS, Bilbao

BACKSTAGE: with Montserrat Caballé after the Ernani performance  

1968.09.03

SIGHTSEEING WITH FRIENDS

1968.09.04

BACKSTAGE: with Montserrat Caballé after her Roberto Devereux performance  

1968.09.07

ABAO RESUMEN HISTORICO

1953 - 2012 Historical Summary 

ABAO RESUMEN HISTORICO

1953 - 2019 Historical Summary 

OPERA MAGAZINE                                            

1968 August

CORRIERE DELLA SERA                                                

1968.09.20                                                                                               

COMPLETE RECORDING                        

1968.09.03

Recording Excerpts [1968.09.03]         

Da quel dì che t'ho veduta Act I Scene II

O sommo arlo Act III