Verdi: Simon Boccanegra Abbado wholly vindicates Verdi’s intentions through his feeling for the shape of a whole scene, for the inherent subtleties of Verdi’s scoring and for certain rhythmic effects. Details Casts Posters Title Verdi: Simon Boccanegra Release Date 1978-10-27 Runtime 02 Hours 25 Minutes Genres Music Drama Production Companies Opéra National de Paris, Antenne 2 Production Countries France Piero Cappuccilli... Simon Boccanegra... Nicolai Ghiaurov... Jacopo Fiesco... Mirella Freni... Amelia Grimaldi... Veriano Luchetti... Gabriele Adorno... Felice Schiavi... Paolo Albiani... Claudio Abbado... Self - Conductor... Original Size (800x1200)