GIUSEPPE VERDI

SIMON BOCCANEGRA

Opera d'Oro presents Grand Tier, a deluxe edition of the most beloved Opera d'Oro performances, with original artwork by Rafil. Olbinski and Opera d'Oro's best remastered. sound! Featuring a 64-page booklet. with: historic photos, a complete Italian libretto and new original English translation/ und an essay on the performance by Robert Iyer this thrilling Simon Boccanegra features the magnificent Italian baritone, Tito Gobbi in the title role singing under the baton of Gianandren Gavazenni.

"Simon Boccanegra is both a beautiful and important opera. There is nothing superficial or foolish about its themes of familial and political anguish, love, forgiveness and equality. One cannot avoid being touched by it. This 1961 recording is in fine sound, with a theatrical ambiance, and the performance is a great find for Verdians at any level of sophistication and a treat for aficionados." -Robert Levine.

SIMON-Tito Gobbi MARIA/AMELIA - Leyla Gencer FIESCO ANDREA Giorgio Tozzi GABRIELE Giuseppe Zampieri PAOLO Rolando Panerai PIETRO Vito Susca CAPTAIN Gleide Petersen

Orchestra & Chorus of the Vienna State Opera Gianandreas Gavazzeni, conductor

Live performance, Salzburg, August 19, 1961

TWO CD SET

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