Opera North: Simon Boccanegra

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Opera North: Simon Boccanegra

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Verdi Simon Boccanegra
Libretto Francesco Maria Piave, revised by Arrigo Boito

Antony Hermus conductor
PJ Harris stage director

Roland Wood Simon Boccanegra
Brindley Sherratt Jacopo Fiesco
Andrés Presno Gabriele Adorno
Mandla Mndebele Paolo Albiani

Set in 14th-century Genoa, Simon Boccanegra is a gripping story of political intrigue and personal tragedy. At its core is a decades-long feud between political rivals: Simon Boccanegra, former pirate and man of the people, and Jacopo Fiesco, a leading member of the nobility. But these enemies are bound together by the strongest of family ties: one is the father and the other the grandfather of the same woman, Amelia.

Premiered in 1857, Verdi revised the opera in 1881 with the librettist Arrigo Boito, with whom he would later collaborate on his final masterpieces, Otello and Falstaff. Together they crafted a Shakespearean drama of love, loss and reconciliation, which in its celebrated Council Chamber scene, contains Verdi’s most impassioned plea for peace and unity and an end to violence and division.

With music full of dark-hued grandeur and excitement, Opera North’s first ever performances of Simon Boccanegra follow their acclaimed concert stagings of large-scale Italian classics such as Turandot and Aida. It promises to be an unmissable event.

Sung in Italian with English titles

This performance will last approximately 2 hours 50 minutes including an interval

Tickets for this event include a £1 venue restoration levy, included in the ticket price. This fee supports building investment at the Grade II-listed Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

Sun 11 May 2025 2:30pm £56/£51/£42/£36/£29/£19/£9

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