Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra Original 1857 Version

On Friday 21 March, we will be releasing the first ever studio recording of the original 1857 version of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra.

For this recording, we teamed up with its former Artistic Director Sir Mark Elder, The Hallé and the choruses of Opera North and the Royal Northern College of Music. Argentinean baritone Germán Enrique Alcántara takes up the title role and is joined by Japanese soprano Eri Nakamura as Amelia and British bass William Thomas as Jacopo Fiesco.

We recorded Simon Boccanegra a week prior to a concert performance at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in April 2024 which received five stars from The Times, The Daily Telegraph and Bachtrack, amongst others, and was described by Opera as “a monumental performance, and another worthy revival by Opera Rara” and a “ground-breaking collaborative event” by The Arts Desk.

Pre-order the album here: https://opera-rara.com/shopcatalogue/verdi-simon-boccanegra-original-1857-version

Join the digital launch on Thursday 20  March here: https://opera-rara.com/event/verdis-1857-simon-boccanegra-recording-launch