“Verdi's opera live at the 1985 Chorégies d'Orange”
The ambiguities of Verdi’s theatre are particularly clear in his baritone roles, among which is that of Boccanegra, corsair turned doge of Genoa and the troubled observer of the conflicts that tore apart 14th century landowners and peasants. An eminently political opera in which power struggles are interwoven with family conflicts, Simon Boccanegra echoes the life of its composer – the man who championed the cause of Italian unification and overcame the loss of his wife and children.
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Piero Cappuccilli
Simon Boccanegra
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Il Trovatore - Verdi
Andrea Chenier
Montserrat Caballé
Maria Boccanegra
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Norma
Romanza final (Gayarre)
Lando Bartolini
Gabriele Adorno
Paul Plishka
Jacopo Fiesco
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Boris Godounov
Turandot
Alain Fondary
Paolo Albiani
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Carmen
Jérusalem
Alain Vernhes
Pietro
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Massenet: Werther
L'heure espagnole
Maurizio Arena
Conductor
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Meyerbeer: L'Africaine
Maté Rabinovski Director · Jacques Karpo Director Francesco Maria Piave Writer
First release July 13, 1985 · Produced in France · Production TF1
Production
Chorégies d'Orange
Production
TF1
Production
France
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
France · July 13, 1985
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