Verdi: I due Foscari
The story
Jacopo, son of Doge Francesco Foscari, was accused of murder and banished from Venice. Longing for his homeland, he writes to the Duke of Milan asking him to intercede with the city council. The letter is intercepted, and Jacopo is brought back to Venice to face further questioning. An opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on a historical play by George Byron. Premiered on 3 November 1844. From the box set of 27 Verdi operas, ‘Tutto Verdi’. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 3, 6, 8, 11 and 19 May 2005.
Cast & crew
Leo Nucci
Francesco Foscari
Roberto De Biasio
Jacopo Foscari
Tatiana Serjan
Lucrezia Contarini
Roberto Tagliavini
Jacopo Loredano
Gregory Bonfatti
Barbarigo
Marcella Polidori
Pisana
Mauro Buffoli
Attendant on the Council of Ten
Alessandro Bianchini
Servant of the Doge
Tiziano Mancini
Director
Donato Renzetti
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Music
Joseph Franconi Lee
Director