Simon Boccanegra

Giuseppe Verdi

Uncovered Opera Company return to the Space for a one-off concert performance of Verdi’s beautiful opera Simon Boccanegra. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Following a very successful Midsummer Opera performance in July 2026 the covers of that production are coming together to sing the opera and put all their hard work into practice. This will be an informal concert with piano accompaniment. There will be an interval and the performance will last just under 3 hours. Tickets are available here - only £10!

The Story

The opera is set in Genoa at a time when the city was ruled by opposing groups of patricians and plebeians. Against the background of political conflict is the personal enmity between the plebian Simon Boccanegra and the patrician Fiesco. Boccanegra is a famous seafarer who has led successful raids on Genoa’s enemies. He accepts the chance to lead the Republic of Genoa with the hope of uniting his family. But on the very day Boccanegra is elected doge, tragedy strikes — his beloved dies, and his infant daughter vanishes. Now, 25 years later, Boccanegra as a seasoned leader is balancing opposing political factions - but as he works to bring stability to a fractured republic, fate gives him one more chance at the family reunion he’s longed to secure.

Meet The Cast

Music Director and Pianist - Estelle Shircore Barker

Cast

Simon Boccanegra Robert Byford Cover Emil Vincenzi

Paolo Adam Brown Cover Thomas Raynor

Pietro Thomas Rayner Cover TBC

Jacopo Ian Wilson-Pope Cover TBC

Maria/Amelia Marrianne Town SMith Cover Alice Usher

Gabriele Robin Whitehouse Cover Simon Ashmead

Un'ancella di Amelia Megan Artemova-Thomas Cover Faye Courtney

Un capitano dei balestrieri Simon Ashmead Cover David Lowick

Chorus

Soprano

Megan Artemova-Thomas

Kuan Hon

Rose Phillips

Xilei Liu

Lyra Ding

Caitlin Carey

Lyndsey Gallagher

Alto

Faye Courtney

Luca Kosmarsky

Anna Miell

Tenor

David Lowick

Simon Ashmead

John Nyerges

Bass

Roger Hutton

Peter Stanford