Simon Boccanegra
Item
Record ID
1098
Identifier
90722
Genre
Work Title
Simon Boccanegra
Uniform Title
Simon Boccanegra
Program/Series Title
Live from the Met
Composer
Text Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 (libretto) ; Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918 (libretto)
Production Year
1985
Transmission/Release Date
4/17/85
Transmission/Release Year
Home Video - DVD
DG
Conductor/Music Director
Levine, James
Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra
Soloists
Sherrill Milnes (Simon Boccanegra) ; Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Amelia) ; Vasile Moldoveanu (Gabriele Adorno) ; Paul Plishka (Jacopo Fiesco) ; Richard J. Clark (Paolo Albiani) ; James Courtney (Pietro) ; Dawn Upshaw (Maid) ; Robert Nagy (Captain)
Participants
Alexander Scourby (Host) ; Peter Allen (Announcer)
TV/Film Director
Large, Brian
Stage Director
Capobianco, Tito
Sets
Pizzi, Pier Luigi
Costumes
Pizzi, Pier Luigi
Production Company
Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
Producer
Paul, S.J. III
Technical Information
Color ; stereo
Other Information
Intermission features: The Inaugural Season (film) ; The German Era / The Golden Age (film). Sonya Friedman English subtitles. At the beginning of the program announcer Peter Allen noted that Alexander Scourby died in February.
Duration
ca.180'
Presenting Station
WNET
Company
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Recorded
Taped for later airing, and live transmission to Europe December 29, l984
Archive
Paley Center for Media
Sourcemat
DLCAT-222