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Simon Boccanegra

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

(1881 version)
Opera in a prologue and three acts
Music by Verdi Libretto by FRANCESCO MARIA FIAVI and ARRIGO BOITO
(sung in Italian: records)
RCA CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA conducted by GIANANDREA GAVAZZENI
The action takes place in and around Genoa during the second half of the 14th century, Prologue and Act 1
3.50* Julian Budden talks about the second version of the opera
4.10* Simon Boccanegra Acts 2 and 3

Contributors

Music By:
Verdi Libretto
Unknown:
Francesco Maria Fiavi
Unknown:
Arrigo Boito
Conducted By:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Talks:
Julian Budden
Unknown:
Simon Boccanegra
Source: Radio Times

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