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Simon Boccanegra

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

(revised version of 1881)
Opera in a prologue and three acts.
Music by Verdi
Text by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito sung in James Fenton's English translation
English National Opera's new production direct from the London Coliseum
Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera, chorus-masters Martin Handley and David Drummond, leader Raymond Ovens, conductor Mark Elder

Prologue and Act 1

Contributors

Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
Librettist:
Arrigo Boito
Translator:
James Fenton
Singers:
Chorus of English National Opera
Musicians:
Orchestra of English National Opera
Chorus-master:
Martin Handley
Chorus-master:
David Drummond
Orchestra leader:
Raymond Ovens
Conductor:
Mark Elder
Source: Radio Times

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