Simon Boccanegra [videorecording] : live at the Royal Opera House / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto, Francesco Maria Piave (with additions by Giuseppe Montanelli) after a play by Antonio García Gutiérrez ; a BBC/Royal Opera House co-production ; stage director, Elijah Moshinsky ; screen director, Sue Judd.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Italian English German French Spanish |
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EMI Classics,
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| Item Description: | EMI Classics: 50999 9 17825 9 5 (50999 9 17826 9 4, 50999 9 17827 9 3) Opera in a prologue and three acts (1881 version) Program notes by Anthony Arblaster and synopsis, in English with German and French translations (15 pages) inserted in container. Special features: introductions by Antonio Pappano; working with Plácido Domingo; rehearsals with Elijah Moshinsky. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-9; DVD-5; region free, NTSC; 16:9 widescreen; LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; filmed in high definition, HD50i. |
| Production Credits: | Set designs, Michael Yeargan ; costume designs, Peter J. Hall ; lighting design, John Harrison ; fight director, William Hobbs ; music producer, David Groves. |
| Participant or Performer: | Plácido Domingo (Simon Boccanegra) ; Marina Poplavskaya (Amelia) ; Ferruccio Furlanetto (Fiesco) ; Joseph Calleja (Gabriele Adorno) ; Jonathan Summers (Paolo) ; Lukas Jakobski (Pietro) ; with supporting singers ; Royal Opera Chorus ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Antonio Pappano, conductor. |
| Language: | Sung in Italian, with optional Italian, English, German, French, and Spanish subtitles. |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Recorded July 2, 5, and 13, 2010. |