And now something completely different:
Simon Boccanegra #WSOboccanegra
Simon Boccanegra #WSOboccanegra
April 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
And now something completely different:
Simon Boccanegra #WSOboccanegra
Simon Boccanegra #WSOboccanegra
operatoday.com/2026/09/simo...
Simon Boccanegra in San Francisco
Simon Boccanegra in San Francisco
September 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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Simon Boccanegra in San Francisco
Simon Boccanegra in San Francisco
Renato Bruson in Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" - BOTD
January 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Renato Bruson in Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" - BOTD
A rat eating the American Constitution. That's how Belgian artist Floris Boccanegra (36) shows how the democracy in the USA gets destroyed
March 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A rat eating the American Constitution. That's how Belgian artist Floris Boccanegra (36) shows how the democracy in the USA gets destroyed
This afternoon's listening: Verdi's Simon Boccanegra (original version) conducted by Mark Elder. I must admit to not normally being much of a Verdi enthusiast, but really enjoying this recording.
June 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This afternoon's listening: Verdi's Simon Boccanegra (original version) conducted by Mark Elder. I must admit to not normally being much of a Verdi enthusiast, but really enjoying this recording.
Simon Boccanegra, @operanorth.co.uk, Royal Festival Hall, 24 May 2025
May 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Simon Boccanegra, @operanorth.co.uk, Royal Festival Hall, 24 May 2025
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#Musicsky #Opera
Day 28: A Song by the Last Artist I Saw Live
Second post: Classical music, opera
19.4.2026, Wiener Staatsoper:
Verdis Simon #Boccanegra with amazing #baritone #LudovicTezièr.
open.spotify.com/track/3QMvWZ...
#MusicChallenge
#Musicsky #Opera
Day 28: A Song by the Last Artist I Saw Live
Second post: Classical music, opera
19.4.2026, Wiener Staatsoper:
Verdis Simon #Boccanegra with amazing #baritone #LudovicTezièr.
open.spotify.com/track/3QMvWZ...
Simon Boccanegra: Prologo: Suona ogni labbro il mio nome (Simone, Fiesco)
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April 28, 2026 at 11:02 AM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#Musicsky #Opera
Day 28: A Song by the Last Artist I Saw Live
Second post: Classical music, opera
19.4.2026, Wiener Staatsoper:
Verdis Simon #Boccanegra with amazing #baritone #LudovicTezièr.
open.spotify.com/track/3QMvWZ...
#MusicChallenge
#Musicsky #Opera
Day 28: A Song by the Last Artist I Saw Live
Second post: Classical music, opera
19.4.2026, Wiener Staatsoper:
Verdis Simon #Boccanegra with amazing #baritone #LudovicTezièr.
open.spotify.com/track/3QMvWZ...
Indeed. A terrible insult to Simone Boccanegra.
STOP CALLING IT “DOGE.”
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January 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Indeed. A terrible insult to Simone Boccanegra.
Fabulous Simon Boccanegra at Grange Park Opera and great to see David Pountney there for this revival.
June 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Fabulous Simon Boccanegra at Grange Park Opera and great to see David Pountney there for this revival.
The picket continues at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House by members of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra striking at what was supposed to be a performance of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” on Wednesday night.
📽️: Tony Bravo/S.F. Chronicle
📽️: Tony Bravo/S.F. Chronicle
September 17, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The picket continues at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House by members of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra striking at what was supposed to be a performance of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” on Wednesday night.
📽️: Tony Bravo/S.F. Chronicle
📽️: Tony Bravo/S.F. Chronicle
A rat eating the American Constitution. That’s how a Belgian artist shows how American democracy is being eroded. I love it.
www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20250...
www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20250...
Belgische kunstenaar laat rat Amerikaanse grondwet oppeuzelen
Met een rat die langzaam maar zeker de eerste pagina van de Amerikaanse grondwet oppeuzelt. Zo wil kunstenaar Floris Boccanegra (36) duidelijk maken hoe de democratie in de VS en bij uitbreiding de rest van de wereld aangetast wordt.
www.nieuwsblad.be
April 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A rat eating the American Constitution. That’s how a Belgian artist shows how American democracy is being eroded. I love it.
www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20250...
www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20250...
New post at On a Pacific Aisle, with thoughts on Simon Boccanegra, David Afkham, and...well, Samuel Johnson.
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Problem child
San Francisco Opera’s production went only partway to solving a Verdian challenge
pacificaisle.substack.com
September 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM
New post at On a Pacific Aisle, with thoughts on Simon Boccanegra, David Afkham, and...well, Samuel Johnson.
pacificaisle.substack.com/p/problem-ch...
pacificaisle.substack.com/p/problem-ch...
Remarkably productive afternoon: I’m all set to cater for 3 people tomorrow on an all-day Glyndebourne trip. But first, to the Southbank for @operanorth.co.uk’s semi-staged Simon Boccanegra.
May 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Remarkably productive afternoon: I’m all set to cater for 3 people tomorrow on an all-day Glyndebourne trip. But first, to the Southbank for @operanorth.co.uk’s semi-staged Simon Boccanegra.
#otd 2014, coductor Claudio Abbado died in Bologna aged 80. I have seen him conducting the Orchestra of Teatro Alla Scala. #NowSpinning a great recording of Verdi's 'Simon Boccanegra' from 1997. Same Orchestra. José van Dam, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Mirela Freni, Jose Carreras.
#music #musicsky #opera
#music #musicsky #opera
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano & Claudio Abbado - Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Listen to Verdi: Simon Boccanegra on TIDAL
tidal.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 AM
#otd 2014, coductor Claudio Abbado died in Bologna aged 80. I have seen him conducting the Orchestra of Teatro Alla Scala. #NowSpinning a great recording of Verdi's 'Simon Boccanegra' from 1997. Same Orchestra. José van Dam, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Mirela Freni, Jose Carreras.
#music #musicsky #opera
#music #musicsky #opera
Fingers crossed. Simon Boccanegra isn't going to perform itself.
www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/s...
www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/s...
San Francisco Opera and orchestra musicians reach tentative agreement
The San Francisco Opera announced on Thursday it has reached a tentative agreement with the orchestra musicians for a new four-year contract.
www.nbcbayarea.com
September 18, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Fingers crossed. Simon Boccanegra isn't going to perform itself.
www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/s...
www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/s...
Wonderful time last night seeing @sfopera.bsky.social's performance of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra. The now-ended musician's strike made last night's performance the unexpected season opener, but catch it if you can in the remaining shows. Fantastic.
September 23, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Wonderful time last night seeing @sfopera.bsky.social's performance of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra. The now-ended musician's strike made last night's performance the unexpected season opener, but catch it if you can in the remaining shows. Fantastic.
Plus Verdi - Simon Boccanegra and Schubert - Fierrabras!
January 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Plus Verdi - Simon Boccanegra and Schubert - Fierrabras!
Un defensor a ultranza del Verdi Tuning fue Piero Cappuccilli, barítono verdiano de referencia (Rigoletto, Boccanegra, Macbeth, Germont…), que defendía bajar el patrón por comodidad vocal y color orquestal.
Aquí en una de esas conferencias del Schiller Institute:
youtu.be/PlPWO7YzEmU
Aquí en una de esas conferencias del Schiller Institute:
youtu.be/PlPWO7YzEmU
Piero Cappuccilli at Casa Verdi Demonstrates C=256/A=432Hz at Schiller Institute Conference
YouTube video by Schiller Institute
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October 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Un defensor a ultranza del Verdi Tuning fue Piero Cappuccilli, barítono verdiano de referencia (Rigoletto, Boccanegra, Macbeth, Germont…), que defendía bajar el patrón por comodidad vocal y color orquestal.
Aquí en una de esas conferencias del Schiller Institute:
youtu.be/PlPWO7YzEmU
Aquí en una de esas conferencias del Schiller Institute:
youtu.be/PlPWO7YzEmU
Overweldigende uitvoering van Simon Boccanegra in de Stopera vandaag!
June 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Overweldigende uitvoering van Simon Boccanegra in de Stopera vandaag!
La juive
Simone Boccanegra
Parsifal
Norma
Hunyadi Laszlo
Le pecheurs de perles
Halka
Iolanta
Gugliemo Tell
Les Huguenots
Simone Boccanegra
Parsifal
Norma
Hunyadi Laszlo
Le pecheurs de perles
Halka
Iolanta
Gugliemo Tell
Les Huguenots
March 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
La juive
Simone Boccanegra
Parsifal
Norma
Hunyadi Laszlo
Le pecheurs de perles
Halka
Iolanta
Gugliemo Tell
Les Huguenots
Simone Boccanegra
Parsifal
Norma
Hunyadi Laszlo
Le pecheurs de perles
Halka
Iolanta
Gugliemo Tell
Les Huguenots
Opéra Bastille for Simon Boccanegra
Tézier, Car, Kares, Castronovo
Tézier, Car, Kares, Castronovo
March 12, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Opéra Bastille for Simon Boccanegra
Tézier, Car, Kares, Castronovo
Tézier, Car, Kares, Castronovo
Thanks Tim. Simon Boccanegra was terrific.
June 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Thanks Tim. Simon Boccanegra was terrific.
Fidelio
Anna Bolena
Les Troyens
Tristan und Isolde
Eugene Onegin
Simon Boccanegra
Der Freischütz
The Bartered Bride
Boris Godunov
Faust (the original, recently revived 1859 version)
Anna Bolena
Les Troyens
Tristan und Isolde
Eugene Onegin
Simon Boccanegra
Der Freischütz
The Bartered Bride
Boris Godunov
Faust (the original, recently revived 1859 version)
Oh, this should be fun! In no particular order:
Ermione
Fidelio
Zar und Zimmermann
Benvenuto Cellini
The Queen of Spades
Der Freischütz
Die Walküre
La favorite
La forza del destino
Carmen
Ermione
Fidelio
Zar und Zimmermann
Benvenuto Cellini
The Queen of Spades
Der Freischütz
Die Walküre
La favorite
La forza del destino
Carmen
Ten current favourite C19 operas, no more than one per composer. My offering:
Fidelio
Der Freischütz
Les Troyens
Boris Godunov
Götterdämmerung
Carmen
Samson et Dalila
The Queen of Spades
La bohème
Rusalka (prevaricated since arguably stands right on cusp; if not allowed, Prince Igor)
Fidelio
Der Freischütz
Les Troyens
Boris Godunov
Götterdämmerung
Carmen
Samson et Dalila
The Queen of Spades
La bohème
Rusalka (prevaricated since arguably stands right on cusp; if not allowed, Prince Igor)
March 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Fidelio
Anna Bolena
Les Troyens
Tristan und Isolde
Eugene Onegin
Simon Boccanegra
Der Freischütz
The Bartered Bride
Boris Godunov
Faust (the original, recently revived 1859 version)
Anna Bolena
Les Troyens
Tristan und Isolde
Eugene Onegin
Simon Boccanegra
Der Freischütz
The Bartered Bride
Boris Godunov
Faust (the original, recently revived 1859 version)
Otherwise, the Abbado Boccanegra. It's all the way up there with the first Callas Tosca.
February 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Otherwise, the Abbado Boccanegra. It's all the way up there with the first Callas Tosca.