Opera (tragedia lyrica) in 3 acts Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave [Based: George Gordon Noel Byron: The two Foscari] First performance: November 3, 1844, Teatro Argentina, Roma
Recorded: 1988, Teatro la Scala, Milan
Renato Bruson takes the role of the Venetian Doge - Francesco Foscari - in Verdi's dark, three-act tragedy based on a drama by Lord Byron set in 15th century Venice. Gianandrea Gavazzeni directs the 1988 La Scala production of a work that is hailed among the best of Verdi's early operas, and that led him to a career of operatic immortality.
Francesco Foscari - Renato Bruson Jacopo Foscari - Alberto Cupido Lucrezia Contarini - Linda Roark-Stummer Japopo Loredano - Luigi Roni Barbarigo - Renato Cazzaniga Pisama - Monica Tagliasacchi Fante - Aldo Bottion Servo del Doge - Aldo Bramante |