Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

2010 2h 17m IT

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Synopsis

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In the 14th century, Genoa was torn apart by strife between the patricians and the plebeians. The sailor Simon Boccanegra and his lover Maria Fiesco bore the brunt of these internal conflicts: Maria’s father was none other than the city’s doge, the patrician Jacopo Fiesco. When he learnt that Maria had borne Simon a child, he placed his daughter under house arrest. The two lovers had entrusted their daughter to an elderly servant, but she died, and the child mysteriously disappeared. ‘Simon Boccanegra’ is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on a play by Antonio García Gutiérrez. The first version premiered on 12 March 1857 at La Fenice in Venice. A second version, with a libretto revised by Arrigo Boito, premiered 24 years later, on 24 March 1881, at La Scala in Milan. From the box set of 27 Verdi operas, “Tutto Verdi”. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 23, 25 and 28 March 2010.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leo Nucci
Simon Boccanegra
Roberto Scandiuzzi
Jacopo Fiesco, AKA Andrea Grimaldi
Tamar Iveri
Amelia Grimaldi
Francesco Meli
Gabriele Adorno
Simone Piazzola
Paolo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Giorgio Gallione
Writers: Francesco Maria Piave, Antonio García Gutiérrez, Arrigo Boito
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Leo Nucci and Roberto Scandiuzzi and Tamar Iveri carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt5440938 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Giorgio Gallione directs. Giuseppe Verdi scores. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Leo Nucci and Roberto Scandiuzzi and Tamar Iveri carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5440938 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Giuseppe Verdi
Runtime: 137 min · 2h 17m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (2010)

Part of

Tutto Verdi (2018)

In 2013, to mark the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, the Teatro Regio di Parma and Unitel Classica joined forces to bring a truly unique project to fruition. The composer’s 26 operas, as well as the [i]Requiem Mass[/i], which is closely linked to these operas, are all included. Most of them will be performed and recorded in audio-video in Parma and the surrounding area. A unique box set of 27 Blu-rays. For the very first time, and to mark this anniversary, the complete works of Verdi’s operas in high definition and surround sound, released on Blu-ray by C Major Entertainment.