"Sherrill Milnes gave a performance of deep feeling and ...grandeur" - The New Yorker. "The set, costumes and lighting are superb." - NY Times. Simon Boccanegra, Doge of Genoa, is one of Verdi's most profound characters, a complex man ruled by love of family and devotion to country. The compelling, richly colored music of Simon Boccanegra vividly embodies the tangled personal passions and political rivalries of Renaissance Italy. Conducter: James Levine. Soloists: Sherrill Milnes, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Vasile Moldoveanu, Paul Plishka. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Production, Tito Capabianco. Includes optional English Subtitles., ISBN13: B00004XMVQ ISBN10: B00004XMVQ Material Type: dvd"Sherrill Milnes gave a performance of deep feeling and ...grandeur" - The New Yorker. "The set, costumes and lighting are superb." - NY Times. Simon Boccanegra, Doge of Genoa, is one of Verdi's most profound characters, a complex man ruled by love of family and devotion to country. The compelling, richly colored music of Simon Boccanegra vividly embodies the tangled personal passions and political rivalries of Renaissance Italy. Conducter: James Levine. Soloists: Sherrill Milnes, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Vasile Moldoveanu, Paul Plishka. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Production, Tito Capabianco. Includes optional English Subtitles., ISBN13: B00004XMVQ ISBN10: B00004XMVQ Material Type: dvd , ISBN13: B00004XMVQ ISBN10: B00004XMVQ Material Type: dvd