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Simon Boccanegra-14 January 1986 Evening 7.00pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Edward Downes
Chorus Master Peter Burian
Leader John Brown
Cast
Prologue
Paolo Albiani
a goldsmith of Genoa 		Jonathan Summers
Pietro
a citizen of Genoa 		Sean Rea
Simon Boccanegra
a corsair in the service of the Genoese Republic 		Renato Bruson
Jacopo Fiesco
a nobleman of Genoa 		Robert Lloyd
Opera
Maria Boccanegra
daughter of Simon, under the name of 'Amelia Grimaldi' 		Kiri Te Kanawa
Gabriele Adorno
a gentleman of Genoa 		Giorgio Merighi
Maidservant
to 'Amelia' 		Ingrid Baier
Pietro
a courtier 		Sean Rea
Jacopo Fiesco
under the name of 'Andrea' 		Robert Lloyd
Paolo Albiani
a courtier favoured by the Doge 		Jonathan Summers
Simon Boccanegra
the Doge of Genoa 		Renato Bruson
A Captain Handel Owen
Soldiers, Sailors, Citizens, Senators, Members of the Doge's Court, etc. The Royal Opera Chorus
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Sponsor: Midland Bank (performance, on the occasion of its 150th anniversary)
Language: Italian
Durations: Prologue: 7.03-7.29pm, Act I scene 1: 7.36-8.08pm, Act I scene 2: 8.38-8.59pm, Act II: 9.27-9.55pm, Act III: 9.58-10.26pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 14 January 1986 (in Royal Opera House Collections)