Simon Boccanegra (1857 version)
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.
A chance to hear the second of two radically different versions of Verdi's opera, this one a concert performance of the original version given earlier this month at the Queen
Elizabeth Hall , London.
Presented by Andrew Lyle with Michael Oliver.
Sung in Italian.
The New Company
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor Mark Elder
A live broadcast of Verdi's Aroldo tomorrow 7.25pm