Opera North: Simon Boccanegra

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Opera North: Simon Boccanegra

★★★★★ "a superbly high-voltage concert staging" - The Times

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

Taking centre stage alongside a top-flight international cast, the Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North are at the heart of the musical spectacle in this live concert staging of Verdi’s operatic thriller.

In 14th-century Genoa, former pirate and man of the people, Simon Boccanegra, is elected head of the republic. It’s the start of a decades-long rivalry with nobleman Jacopo Fiesco. Power struggles and revenge plots unfold, but underneath it all, the two are bound together by the strongest of family ties. Is reconciliation within reach before it’s too late?

What to expect from a concert staging: see the orchestra and singers together on stage, and thrillingly close. The drama still packs a punch, and you’ll see characters in costume within the set.

A gripping story of political intrigue and personal tragedy.

“Opera North’s concert stagings of epic operas have become eagerly awaited annual events”
★★★★★ — The Times

2 hours 35 mins with one interval

Sung in Italian with English titles

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

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