GIUSEPPE VERDI
Simon Boccanegra
Simon Boccanegra - Roberto Frontali
Amelia Grimaldi - Carmen Giannattasio
Jacopo Fiesco - Giacomo Prestia
Paolo Albiani - Marco Vratogna
Teatro Comunale Di Bologna / Michele Mariotti
Directed by Giorgio Gallione
Set Design by Guido Fiorato
Live Recording From The Teatro Comunale Di Bologna, 2007
Sliding marble walls, a mosaic-like floor, a leafless tree centre-stage, elegant costumes – with its young cast and a superlative performance by Roberto Frontali as Simon Boccanegra, this production has all the ingredients to leave a lasting impression. The Italian baritone is a regular guest at the world’s major opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala Milan, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Zurich Opera House, the Staatsoper Berlin and Dresden’s Semperoper. Born in 1979 and already principal conductor in Bologna, Michele Mariotti directs the ensemble in a bravura performance.
Simon Boccanegra is perhaps not one of Verdi’s best-known operas. The composer himself returned to revise the work on several occasions. The original opera was premiered in Venice in 1857, this revised version not until 1881. Although never considered one of Verdi’s crowd pullers, it remains one of the composer’s most beautiful creations. Verdi’s music underpins this human drama in all its surprising twists and turns.
Sound Format: PCM Stereo,
dts-HD Master Audio 5.1
Picture Format: 16:9
Resolution: 1080i FULL HD
Subtitle Languages: DE, IT, GB, FR, ES, JP
Running Time: 140 mins
Blu-ray Disc: 25 GB (Single Layer)
FSK: 0
Region Code: Worldwide
Worldwide available
NOTE; THIS BLU-RAY DISC IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH STANDARD DVD PLAYERS
Arthaus Musik Blu-ray disc 101308