Verdi : I Due Foscari (The Royal Opera House)
In Giuseppe Verdi's little-known early tragedy, a despairing father is torn between love for his family and his duty to a corrupt city. Jacopo Foscari, son of a 15th-century Doge of Venice, is convicted of murder and treason on a trumped-up charge. His wife Lucrezia is sure of his innocence. But the Doge, trapped by the machinations of the city, is forced to make a terrible decision.
Storyline
In Giuseppe Verdi's little-known early tragedy, a despairing father is torn between love for his family and his duty to a corrupt city. Jacopo Foscari, son of a 15th-century Doge of Venice, is convicted of murder and treason on a trumped-up charge. His wife Lucrezia is sure of his innocence. But the Doge, trapped by the machinations of the city, is forced to make a terrible decision.
Plácido Domingo
Francesco Foscari
Francesco Meli
Jacopo Foscari
Maria Agresta
Lucrezia Contarini
Maurizio Muraro
Jacopo Loredano
Samuel Sakker
Barbarigo
Rachel Kelly
Pisana
Lee Hickenbottom
Fante
Dominic Barrand
Servant of the Doge
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Self - Orchestra
Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Self - Choir