Verdi: I due Foscari

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 8, 2009

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Italy

Cast

Roberto De Biasio,Marcella Polidori,Mauro Buffoli,Roberto Tagliavini,Tatiana Serjan,Alessandro Bianchini,Leo Nucci,Gregory Bonfatti

Director

Tiziano Mancini,Joseph Franconi Lee

Writer

Lord Byron,Francesco Maria Piave

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2812242