Ecco la spada

Opera Gala II
Angeles Chorale, UCLA Chorale, UCLA Philharmonia
Donald Neuen, conductor
Vladimir Chernov (Doge of Genoa), baritone
Anush Avetisyan (Maria), soprano
Joshua Guerrero (Gabriele Adorno), tenor
Gabriel Vamvulescu (Fiesco), bass
Matthew Claiborne (Pietro), bass

June 4th, 2011
Royce Hall, UCLA

Simon Boccanegra, Doge of Genoa, is informed that his daughter Amelia has just avoided being kidnapped. He beseeches both the plebians and the patricians of the Senate to seek a peaceful solution to their quarrels and Amelia leads the ensemble in a prayer for peace. Boccanegra also discerns that the evil Paolo is responsible for ordering the abduction of Amelia. He orders him to curse the man responsible, which Paolo does, even though he is cursing himself.