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Verdi - I Due Foscari / Ricciarelli, Carreras, Cappuccilli, Ramey, ORF Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Lamberto Gardelli / Verdi Opera / Philips 2x Audio CD 1989 Stereo / 422 426-2
UPC 028942242623
I due Foscari (The Two Foscari) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the 1821 historical play, The Two Foscari by Lord Byron.
After his success with Ernani, Verdi received a commission from Rome's Teatro Argentina and he went to work with Piave in considering two subjects, one of which eventually became this opera. I due Foscari was given its premiere performance in Rome on 3 November 1844 and was generally quite successful, although not on the scale of Ernani, which remained Verdi's most popular opera until Il trovatore in 1853.
| Label: | Philips – 422 426-2 |
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| Series: | Verdi Opera |
| Format: |
2 x CD, Album, Box Set
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Opera, Romantic |
Tracklist:
| I Due Foscari | |||
| 1.1 | Preludio | ||
| 1.2-1.14 | Atto I | ||
| 2.1-2.13 | Atto II | ||
| 2.14-2.22 | Atto III |
- Baritone Vocals [Francesco Foscari] – Piero Cappucilli
- Bass Vocals [Loredano] – Samuel Ramey
- Bass Vocals [Servo] – Franz Handlos
- Chorus – ORF Chorus
- Chorus Master – Gottfried Preinfalk
- Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
- Conductor – Lamberto Gardelli
- Libretto By – Francesco Maria Piave
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Pisana] – Elizabeth Connell
- Orchestra – ORF Symphony Orchestra
- Soprano Vocals [Lucrezia] – Katia Ricciarelli
- Tenor Vocals [Barbarigo] – Vincenzo Bello
- Tenor Vocals [Fante] – Mieczyslaw Antoniak
- Tenor Vocals [Jacopo] – José Carreras
