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Proms 86: Verdi - Simon Boccanegra

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Direct from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Opera in a prologue and three acts
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito based on the play by Antonio Garcia Gutierrez (sung in Italian)

Glyndebourne Chorus chorus-master Ivor Bolton, London Philharmonic Orchestra, leader David Nolan, conducted by Bernard Haitink

Prologue and Act 1

(Hear This! page 14)

Contributors

Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
Based on the play by:
Antonio Garcia Gutierrez
Singers:
Glyndebourne Chorus
Chorus-master:
Ivor Bolton
Musicians:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
David Nolan
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Source: Radio Times

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