Simon Boccanegra Simon Boccanegra
Stavros Niarchos Hall
Simon Boccanegra
SEASON 2018/19 - Giuseppe Verdi
January 2019
Δημιουργική Ομάδα

CONDUCTORS
Zoi Tsokanou (19, 20, 22, 26/1)
Stathis Soulis (23, 25, 27/1)

DIRECTOR
Elijah Moshinsky

REVIVAL DIRECTOR
Rory Fazan

SETS
Michael Yeargan

COSTUMES
Peter J. Hall

LIGHTING
John Harrison

LIGHTING SUPERVISOR
Matthew Mulberry

CHORUS MASTER
Agathangelos Georgakatos

FIGHT DIRECTOR
Philip d'Orléans

Πρωταγωνιστές Παράστασης
SIMON BOCCANEGRA
Dimitri Platanias (19, 22, 25, 27/1)
Tassis Christoyannis (20, 23, 26/1)

MARIA BOCCANEGRA (AMELIA)
Cellia Costea (19, 22, 25, 27/1)
Anna Stylianaki (20, 23, 26/1)

JACOPO FIESCO
Christophoros Stamboglis (19, 22, 25, 27/1)
Petros Magoulas (20, 23, 26/1)

GABRIELE ADORNO
Ramón Vargas (19, 20, 26/1)
Dimitris Paksoglou (22, 23, 25, 27/1)

PAOLO ALBIANI
Yannis Selitsaniotis (19, 22, 25, 27/1)
Kyros Patsalides (20, 23, 26/1)

PIETRO
Dionisos Tsantinis (19, 22, 25, 27/1)
Alexandros Loutas (20, 23, 26/1)

CAPTAIN OF THE CROSSBOWMEN
Yannis Kalyvas (19, 22, 25, 27/1)
Dionyssis Melogiannidis (20, 23, 26/1)

AMELIA'S MAID
Vassiliki Petroyanni (19, 22, 25, 27/1)
Anastasia Kotsali (20, 23, 26/1)


With the GNO Orchestra and Chorus

 

Ticket prices: €15, €20, €35, €40, €50, €55, €60, €90
Students, reduced: €15
Limited visibility: €10 

Stavros Niarchos Hall
Opera

Simon Boccanegra

Giuseppe Verdi

Greek National Opera - Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Italian Opera Cycle

Starts at: 20.00 (Sundays: 18.30) | clock

Production sponsor
alphabank

 

Simon Boccanegra is produced in association with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. This production was first seen at the Royal Opera House, London on 12 November 1991.

Giuseppe Verdi created one of the most impressive baritone roles for Simon Boccanegra. Through the lips of the historical figure of the first Doge of Genoa, Verdi was able to express his own political thinking and ideals for a united Italy, far from fratricidal wars.

The opera was written in 1857 and Verdi reworked it in 1881 by adding some masterly scenes, based on Petrarch’s letters: one addressed to the historical figure of Boccanegra and another to the then Doge of Venice. Nowadays, Simon Boccanegra counts among Verdi’s most popular operas.

In the magnificent impressive production of the Royal Opera House, Moshinsky attempts an historical direction inspired by the art and architecture of Renaissance. The leitmotifs in his direction are constantly recurring images of the sea, encapsulating a reference to mortality.

Moshinsky is considered one of the most important opera directors worldwide with a considerable, thirty-year long experience in theatre and opera. His repertory varies and comprises, among others, works of Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Strauss etc. He has won three times the Laurence Olivier Award for best opera, for his performances LohengrinStiffelio and The Rake's Progress. He has systematically collaborated with the most famous opera houses in the world, such as the Royal Opera House in London, the New York Metropolitan Opera, the Sydney Opera, the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg etc.