Fathers and history loom large, both onstage and off, in the new La Scala staging of the Verdi opera “Simon Boccanegra,” running in Milan for seven performances from Feb. 1 to 24.
For the director and conductor, it is an opportunity to embrace the opera professionally after a lifetime of personal connection.
The director, Daniele Abbado, 66, is taking on his first “Simon Boccanegra” (he is also a designer, with Angelo Linzalata, in a production he describes as modern and abstract).
Mr. Abbado attended the now-famous 1971 staging, which was conducted by his father, the prolific Claudio Abbado, who died in 2014.
That staging helped make the opera a hit at La Scala — 90 years after its debut at the house.
Persons:
Verdi, “ Simon Boccanegra, Daniele Abbado, Simon Boccanegra ”, Angelo Linzalata, Abbado, Claudio Abbado
Organizations:
Scala, Scala —
Locations:
Milan