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Simon Boccanegra Scala

The Verdi's Simon Boccanegra is a complicated and demanding, requiring great experience. Starting then from that to start over from baritone to sing, after a great and long career as a tenor, not really a desirable thing. Not knowing how to deal with the role, in fact, baritone (or tenor?) Placido Domingo has opted for an almost spoken voice, which, however, you could hear a tone very tenor not suitable neither for the character of Simon, nor for the roles is about to face, the Count di Luna in "Il Trovatore and Rigoletto. Did not sing tenor, but did not seem even a baritone. Whether or not baritone, however, is not important: the voice was very tired and fatigued and the interpretation was not the best.
Ferruccio Furlanetto, grappling with the difficult role of Fieschi, was not up to my expectations: one of the biggest bass in the world, in fact, I expected much more. In most times, especially during the prologue and in duets with Simon, he cried more than sing, so the character does not confer elegance and nobility. Yes, interpretation and stage presence have been very good, but this performance will never be remembered as one of the best of his career, during which he has done really good things.
Anja Harteros, however, was un'Amelia extraordinary and a great surprise. Excellent technique and good stage presence: one of the few sopranos who do not scream. E 'was undoubtedly the best of the evening with the young baritone Massimo Easels, who played excellently Paul, but he could play very well in place of Simon Domingo (might have been better). I'm sure, if it continues on this path, it will become a great baritone.
The tenor Fabio Sartori, also has not been great, but you can not even say who has done just punishment. One thing is certain, though, that his performance has nothing to do with the excellent Meli in the same work in Parma.
Finally, the conductor Daniel Barenboim has proceeded with a line of very uneven and has slowed the times.
Beautiful costumes, but rather poor set design, which at times I really found the limits of the ridiculous.
Overall, the operation went very well on one side (costumes, stands and Harteros) and the other evil (Barenboim, Domingo, Furlanetto).