Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (2017): cast, story & where to watch
2017 · Film
Released in 2017, Verdi: Simon Boccanegra is a notable film directed by Sylvano Bussotti, running about 135 minutes. “An Old School staging for Simon Boccanegra in Naples” — that tagline sets the tone.
What it’s about. The dashing corsair Simon Boccanegra and Maria, daughter of the nobleman Jacopo Fiesco, have fallen in love and had an illegitimate daughter. The child has disappeared from her foster-home. Boccanegra returns to Genoa to break the news to Maria, and learns of her death as a crowd, led by the plebeian Paolo Albiani, proclaim him Doge of Genoa. Performed at the Teatro di San Carlo, Torino on October 10th, 2017.
Who’s in it. Verdi: Simon Boccanegra stars Ambrogio Maestri as Simon Boccanegra, Saimir Pirgu as Gabriele Adorno, Myrtò Papatanasiu as Amelia and John Relyea as Jacopo Fiesco, among others.
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- Where can I watch Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (2017)?
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- Who stars in Verdi: Simon Boccanegra?
- Verdi: Simon Boccanegra stars Ambrogio Maestri, Saimir Pirgu, Myrtò Papatanasiu, John Relyea and Stefano Ranzani.
- When was Verdi: Simon Boccanegra released?
- Verdi: Simon Boccanegra was released in 2017, with a runtime of about 135 minutes.