Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (2002)
Overview : Giuseppe Verdi's one prologue, three act opera featuring libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito is performed before a live audience at Florence's Teatro Comunale in this release featuring the music of the Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino under conductor Claudio Abbado, and starring Carlo Guelfi, Julian Konstantinov, and Karita Mattila.
Release Date : June 4, 2002
Runtime : 143m
Companies : TDK, Teatro Comunale di Firenze, RAI
Countries : Italy
Keywords : daughter, poison, betrayal, political corruption, illegitimate child, aristocracy