*1857 VERSION* - Simon Boccanegra - , , , (Londres - 1997)

The Belcantist version of Simon Boccanegra (and the first version!!) - Verdi Very rare version Simon Boccanegra - Giuseppe Verdi From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Following the enormous success in 1995 of two concert performances of the original 1857 version of Simon Boccanegra , the Royal Opera stages that version for the first time. - 7 July 1997 Simon Boccanegra: Sergei Leiferkus (baritone) Maria Boccanegra: Kallen Esperian (soprano) Jacopo Fiesco: Jaako Ryhanen (bass) Gabriele Adorno: Placido Domingo (tenor) Paolo Albiani: Peter Sidhom (baritone) Pietro: Jeremy White (bass) Amelia’s servant: Anna Cooper (mezzo) The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Direction musicale - Mark Elder