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BBC Proms 98: Simon Boccanegra

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Another opera Prom continues this year's season from the Royal Albert Hall. Verdi's art was never more political than in this opera about the problems of power, which comes to the Proms from this year's Glyndebourne festival. Amelia, the long-lost daughter of Simon Boccanegra, first doge of Genoa, is the pivotal figure in a vibrantly tragic drama of intrigue, love and murder.

Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic, conductor Mark Elder
Act 1

8.25 "There, Genoa towers above the foaming waves."
Simon Boccanegra vividly evokes internecine political strife in 14th-century Genoa. Writer and critic Alastair Macaulay presents a personal portrait of the city that Verdi loved so much.

8.45 Acts 2 and 3

(Brian Kay's Prom of the Week: p38)

Contributors

Singers:
Glyndebourne Chorus
Musicians:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Mark Elder
Amelia:
Elena Prokina (soprano)
Gabriele Adomo:
Michael Sylvester (tenor)
Simon Boccanegra:
Giancarlo Pasquetto (baritone)
Jacopo Fiesco:
Alastair Miles (bass)
Paolo Albiani:
Peter Sidhom (baritone)
Pietro:
Daniel Borowski (baritone)
Presenter (There, Genoa towers above the foaming waves):
Alastair Macualay
Source: Radio Times

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