SIMON BOCCANEGRA [Encore]

SIMON BOCCANEGRA:Verdi
Original Air Date: 02/05/2011  SID.20160000

THE CAST (in order of vocal appearance)
Paolo Albiani baritone, NICOLA ALAIMO
Pietro bass, RICHARD BERNSTEIN
Simon Boccanegra baritone, DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY
Jacopo Fiesco bass, FERRUCCIO FURLANETTO
Amelia soprano, BARBARA FRITTOLI
Gabriele Adorno tenor, RAMÓN VARGAS
Amelia’s maid mezzo, EDYTA KULCZAK
Captain tenor, ADAM LAURENCE HERSKOWITZ

THE SCENES  Timings (ET)      (Genoa, 14th c.) 
1:00-     PROLOGUE A public square 
-2:31     ACT I
                  Sc. 1    Grimaldi palace gardens, twenty-five years later 
                  Sc. 2     Doge’s council chamber 
3:00-    ACT II     Doge’s apartments 
-3:59    ACT III    The council chamber 

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