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Giuseppe Verdi

Simon Boccanegra

Duration
2 H 30 MIN, incl. 1 interval (30 min)
When
22.3.2024 – 26.4.2024
Where
Main Stage
Genre
Opera
Price range
20–134 €
Language
Italian. Surtitles in Finnish, Swedish and English
Age recommendation
12+

No secret is safe forever

The impactful story of Simon Boccanegra invites the audience on a visually refined journey through modern day Italy. This rarely performed opera by Verdi is a sombre and instantly captivating thriller about political power struggles and family secrets across generations.

The impressive creative team behind the current production includes director Pierre Audi and sculptor Anish Kapoor, who has designed the sets. Kapoor recently made international news headlines after he purchased exclusive rights to the world’s “blackest black”. Read the article in Helsingin Sanomat.

synopsis

Through political intrigue, the victorious pirate Simon Boccanegra is elected doge of the city-state of Genoa, despite opposition from his rival, Jacopo Fiesco. The two men share a connection to Maria, Fiesco’s daughter and Boccanegra’s lover who died a long time ago. The daughter she gave Boccanegra, Amelia, has since vanished without a trace.

Twenty-five years later, Amelia resurfaces in Genoa and becomes embroiled in a power struggle that ultimately costs Boccanegra his life.

The full synopsis can be found in the programme leaflet.

creative team

Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto
Francesco Maria Piave, Arrigo Boito
Conductor
Pietro Rizzo
Director
Pierre Audi
Directors Assistant
Frans de Haas
Sets
Anish Kapoor
Costumes
Wojciech Dziedzic
Lighting design
Jean Kalman

cast

Simon Boccanegra
Vladimir Stoyanov
Jacopo Fiesco
Riccardo Zanellato
Paolo Albiani
Sebastian Catana
Pietro
Koit Soasepp
Maria/Amelia Grimaldi
Joyce El-Khoury
Gabriele Adorno
Mihails Čulpajevs
Captain
Mika Pohjonen
Amelia's maid
Iris Candelaria

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