Leyla Gencer Archive: Simon Boccanegra

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

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

01, 05, 07, 12 April 1966

Teatro alla Scala, Milano

Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Chorus master: Roberto Benaglio
Stage director: Margherita Wallmann
Scene and costumes: Nicola Benois

Amelia Boccanegra LEYLA GENCER soprano
Gabriele Adorno a patrician FERRANDO FERRARI tenor
Simon Boccanegra a plebian later Doge GIANGIACOMO GUELFI baritone
Jacopo Fiesco a patrician IVO VINCO bass
Paolo Albiani a plebeian ROLANDO PANERAI baritone
Pietro a plebeian ANTONIO ZERBINI bass
A Captain GIUSEPPE BERTINAZZO tenor
Un ancella di Amelia MIRELLA FIORENTINI soprano

Time: Fourteenth Century
Place: In and near Genoa

Photos © ERIO PICCAGLIANI, Milano

Sketches © NICOLA BENOIS