Plácido Domingo‘s triumphant “return” to his baritone roots (his first debut with the Mexican National Opera, in 1959, was as a baritone), is captured in this stunning DVD of the Teatro alla Scala’s 2010 production of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra. Domingo is joined by Anja Harteros, Ferruccio Furlanetto and Fabio Sartori in this Daniel Barenboim conducted performance, directed by Federico Tiezzi.

Plácido Domingo’s intention had been to bring down the curtain on his career in the (baritone) role of Simon Boccanegra. One can only hope – for our sake as well as his – that this truly great tenor of the modern era reneges on his promise and remains a unique vocal and dramatic presence on the opera stage long after the 70th birthday celebrations that were held in his honour on 21 January 2011.

“The Scala‘s critical audience celebrated Plácido Domingo‘s return to the stage with a 15-minute ovation.“ - El Mundo

Cast:
- Simon Boccanegra: Plácido Domingo
- Amelia Grimaldi (Maria): Anja Harteros
- Jacopo Fiesco: Ferruccio Furlanetto
- Gabriele Adorno: Fabio Sartori

Stage Director: Federico Tiezzi
Set Design: Pier Paolo Bisleri

Live recording from the Teatro alla Scala, Milan 2010

Sound Format: PCM Stereo, dts-HD Master Audio 5.1
Picture Format: 16:9
Resolution: 1080i FULL HD
Subtitle Languages: IT (Original Language), GB, DE, FR, ES, JP, Korean
Running Time: 149 mins
Blu-ray Disc: 25 GB (Single Layer)
FSK: 0
Region Code: Worldwide
Worldwide available