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, āTutto Verdiā. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 3, 6, 8, 11 and 19 May 2005.
DirectorsJoseph Franconi Lee, Tiziano Mancini
WritersFrancesco Maria Piave, Lord Byron
Part of
Includes: Verdi: Ernani, Verdi: Macbeth, Verdi: Oberto, Verdi: Luisa Miller, Verdi: Otello, Verdi: Rigoletto (Teatro Regio di Parma), Giovanna d'Arco, Verdi: Il corsaro, Verdi: I Lombardi alla prima crociata, Verdi: I due Foscari, Verdi: Nabucco, Un giorno di regno, Verdi: Simon Boccanegra, Verdi: Il Trovatore, I vespri siciliani, Verdi: Attila, Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino, Verdi: Un ballo in maschera, Messa da Requiem (2011), Verdi: Falstaff, Verdi's Backyard, Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano, Verdi: Aida, Verdi: I masnadieri, Verdi: La Traviata, Verdi: Stiffelio, Verdi: Alzira, Verdi: Don Carlo
