Antonio Pappano on Verdi as 'a master of musical tension' in Simon Boccanegra (The Royal Opera) 

Music Director of the Royal Opera House Antonio Pappano describes how Verdi uses the music to build up tension and expectation in a duet between Simon Boccanegra and Amelia Grimald, one of the great moments in all opera.
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The physical effects of Verdi's masterpiece Simon Boccanegra were recently explored in an event called The Science of Opera, for which Stephen Fry and Alan Davies were hooked up with medical gadgetry while watching a performance of the opera. Find out more here:
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The Science of Opera formed part of Deloitte Ignite 2013. Entitled Verdi / Wagner and curated by Stephen Fry, the festival celebrated the bi-centenary of both Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner.
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