Mark Elder, The Hallé - Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Original 1857 Version) (2025)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 549 Mb | Total time: 02:13:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Opera Rara | # ORC65 | Recorded: 2024
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 549 Mb | Total time: 02:13:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Opera Rara | # ORC65 | Recorded: 2024
The original version of Simon Boccanegra, first performed in 1857, is a masterpiece of concision and vocal delivery, with many important differences from the later 1881 version, including one of Verdi’s most innovative central finales. Sir Mark Elder leads a star cast including Eri Nakimura as Amelia, Iván Ayón-Rivas as her lover Gabriele, William Thomas as Fiesco and the young Argentinian baritone Germán Enrique Alcántara in the title role.