photo: Marty SohlIf you go to the opera expecting to be entertained, I wouldn't make "Simon Boccanegra" your first choice, especially with so many great options this season at the Met. But if you are content with just hearing a good score and great voices sing it, then by all means try to catch one of the two remaining performances of "Boccanegra" -- albeit neither of them star the stunning Angela Gheorghieu, who sang her final commitment for the Saturday broadcast. She, Marcello Giordani, and Thomas Hampson, playing the title character, were all in fine voice. The stage design often evokes an Italian Renaissance painting brought to life, and while subtle, it strikes a powerful chord.
