Name: Simon Boccanegra
Start: 1984-12-29T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1984-12-29T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Organization

Baritone

Sherrill Milnes

Simon Boccanegra

Soprano

Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Amelia Grimaldi

Bass

Paul Plishka

Jacopo Fiesco

Tenor

Vasile Moldoveanu

Gabriele Adorno

Conductor

James Levine

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Italian

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

Sherrill Milnes brought vivid theatrical force to his portrait of Simon Boccanegra, the 14th century Doge of Genoa who battles private demons and political enemies. Only the greatest Verdi baritones manage to put their individual stamp on this monumental role, and Milnes succeeds brilliantly, mixing poetry and power to reveal Boccanegra’s heart to the audience. Anna Tomowa-Sintow is the long-lost daughter he finds, but, he discovers, she loves Gabriele Adorno (Vasile Moldoveanu), a man determined to destroy him. James Levine’s superb conducting and Tito Capobianco’s dramatic production add to the gripping performance.

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