[ Opus Arte / Rai Trade La Scala Collection / DVD ]
Release Date: Monday 1 November 2004
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Suitable for General AudiencesG - 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.
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All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - 115 Minutes - NTSC
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Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala. Conductor - Gianandrea Gavazzeni
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