Organization

Conductor

Mark Elder

Singer

Tenor

Iván Guillermo Ayón Rivas

Gabriele Adorno

Bass

William Thomas

Jacopo Fiesco

Baritone

Sergio Vitale

Paolo Albiani

David Shipley

Pietro

Opera Rara

Others

Chorus of Opera North

Orchestra

The Hallé Orchestra

Hallé

Mezzo-soprano

Beth Moxon

Amelia's maid

Soprano

Eri Nakamura

Amelia Grimaldi

Germán E. Alcántara

Simon Boccanegra

RNCM Chorus

Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra

Manchester

United Kingdom

The Bridgewater Hall

Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra: Simon Boccanegra Verdi

Public

Private

Approved

Opera Rara join forces once again with The Hallé in Manchester to record and perform the newly edited original version of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra. The new Ricordi edition of the 1857 Simon Boccanegra, by Opera Rara’s Repertoire Consultant Roger Parker, is the first based on Verdi’s autograph score of the opera, which has only recently become available to scholars. The 1881 version, considered by many commentators to be superior to its 1857 cousin, is performed regularly worldwide. However, we believe that if the 1881 revisions had not come into being, it is certain that the 1857 version would hold an important place in Verdi “canon”. We want to shine a new light on the original in a performance and new studio recording with some of the world’s greatest Verdi specialists.

Sir Mark Elder, in his final season as Music Director of The Hallé, leads an all-star cast. The renowned Verdi baritone Igor Golovatenko sings Simon Boccanegra. Recent Abbiati Prize winner Eleonora Buratto sings the role of Amelia, Boccanegra’s illegitimate daughter. Returning to Opera Rara following his highly-acclaimed debut with the company in Mercadante’s Il proscritto, Iván Ayón-Rivas sings Amelia’s lover and Boccanegra’s rival Gabriele Adorno, and British bass and rising star William Thomas sings Jacopo Fiesco, Amelia’s grandfather.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble

Co-Producer