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Simon Boccanegra-2 June 1980 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Colin Davis
Chorus Master John Barker
Leader John Brown
Cast
Prologue
Paolo Albiani
a goldsmith of Genoa 		Jonathan Summers
Pietro
a citizen of Genoa 		John Tomlinson
Simon Boccanegra
a pirate in the service of the Genoese Republic 		Sherrill Milnes
Jacopo Fiesco
a nobleman of Genoa 		Robert Lloyd
Drama (twenty-five years later)
Maria Boccanegra
daughter of Simon, under the name of 'Amelia Grimaldi' 		Kiri Te Kanawa
Gabriele Adorno
a gentleman of Genoa 		Veriano Luchetti
Maidservant
to 'Amelia' 		Susan Mason
Paolo Albiani
a courtier favoured by the Doge 		Jonathan Summers
Jacopo Fiesco
under the name of 'Andrea Grimaldi' 		Robert Lloyd
Simon Boccanegra
the Doge of Genoa 		Sherrill Milnes
Pietro
a courtier 		John Tomlinson
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
Language: Italian
Durations: Prologue: 7.32-7.58pm, Act I scene 1: 8.04-8.36pm, Act I scene 2: 9.06-9.27pm, Act II: 9.56-10.23pm, Act III: 10.27-10.54pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 2 June 1980 (in Royal Opera House Collections)