Verdi I DUE FOSCARI
Tragic opera in four acts (1844)

Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala.
Conductor - Gianandrea Gavazzeni

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Running time: 115 mins
Subtitles: GB
Picture format: 4:3
Sound format: Dolby Stereo
Barcode: 809478030072
Dimensions (mm): H-192/W-136/D-14
Cat. No: OA LS3007 D

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. Sung in Italian with English subtitles

Francesco Foscari Renato Bruson Jacopo Foscari Alberto Cupido Lucrezia Contarini Linda Roark-Strummer Jacopo Loredano Luigi Roni Barbarigo Renato Cazzaniga Pisana Monica Tagliasacchi Fante Aldo Bottion Doge's Servant Aldo Bramante

Part seven of this mid-price collection, this DVD includes a 20 page booklet with full libretto by Francesco Maria Piave from the tragedy The two Foscari by Lord Byron.