Verdi's ever-so-dramatic I due Foscari for The Royal Opera on DVD with Thaddeus Strassberger's Venetian court behind the scenes staging and grand sets, as well as Renaissance-style costumes designed by Kevin Knight and Mattie Ullrich. A powerful cast of Plácido Domingo as the tragic Francesco Foscari, Doge of Venice, tenor Francesco Meli as his son Jacopo, and soprano Maria Agresta as Jacopo’s brave wife Lucrezia. Verdi's striking score is conducted by Music Director of The Royal Opera, Antonio
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Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Francesco Foscari: Plácido Domingo
Jacopo Foscari: Francesco Meli
Lucrezia Contarini:Maria Agresta
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: Thaddeus Strassberger
Plus: Introduction to I due Foscari / Antonio Pappano discusses the music / Cast gallery.
Picture: 16:9
Sound: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Format: NTSC
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time:122 mins
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/JP/KO
Year: 2015