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Simon Boccanegra-13 May 2008 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor John Eliot Gardiner
Chorus Director Renato Balsadonna
Concert Master Peter Manning
Cast
Paolo Albiani Marco Vratogna
Pietro Krzysztof Szumanski
Simon Boccanegra Lucio Gallo
Simon Boccanegra Marco Vratogna
Jacopo Fiesco Ferruccio Furlanetto
Amelia Grimaldi Natalia Ushakova
Gabriele Adorno Marcus Haddock
Amelia's maidservant Louise Armit
Captain Elliot Goldie
Soldiers, citizens, senators, members of the Doge's court, servants The Royal Opera Chorus
Extra Chorus
Actors
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: Lucio Gallo was suffering from a throat infection and was unable to sing Act III. During Act III he walked the role of Simon Boccanegra on stage while Marco Vratogna sang from the side stage.
Language: Italian
Surtitled by: Jonathan Burton
Durations: Prologue and Act I: 7.34-8.55pm, Acts II and III: 9.23-10.19pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 13 May 2008 (in Royal Opera House Collections)