This opera explores the theme of private and public faces of rulers, one of the favorites of its composer.
This opera explores the theme of private and public faces of rulers, one of the favorites of its composer. Its first performance was received tepidly, but the composer made improvements in the 1881 edition. Set in 14th century Genoa the title character and hero, a baritone, engages in several duets with his illegitimate daughter Amelia. Amelia's mother is the daughter of Fiesco, a Genoese nobleman very distraught over the fact that his daughter has cavorted with the lowly born doge, the title character. FTP, identify this opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi.
This opera explores the theme of private and public faces of rulers, one of the favorites of its composer.
{Simon Boccanegra}