Simon Boccanegra
Because of its convoluted libretto dramatising aspects of 14th century Genoese history to reflect the political turmoil surrounding the unification of Italy occurring at the time Verdi was writing Simon Boccanegra, its rich, evocative and emotional score was largely unappreciated by the audiences who attended its performances in 1857, and the opera flopped. Fortunately, more than two […]
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