Overview
I due Foscari was Verdi's sixth opera and based on Lord Byron's play The Two Foscari. Rich in intrigue, the plot tells of the final days of the famous Venetian doge, Francesco Foscari, and his illegal overthrow in 1457.
Cast
Francesco Foscari
Jacopo Foscari
Lucrezia Contarini
Jacopo Loredano
Barbarigo
Pisana
Fante
Servo del Doge
Conductor