I due foscari

Name: I DUE FOSCARI • Teatro La Fenice, Venice | October 14, 2023
Start: 2023-10-14T15:30:00+02:00
End: 2023-10-14T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Teatro La Fenice, Venezia

Opera I DUE FOSCARI by Giuseppe Verdi
Teatro la Fenice 2023-10-06 ... 2023-10-14

The opera I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi will be performed from October 6th, 2023 to October 14th, 2023 at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice. The opera I due Foscari (The Two Foscari) by Giuseppe Verdi was first performed in Rome in 1844. The libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave, based on Lord Byron’s play The Two Foscari. Set in Venice, this three-act opera tells the story of Doge Francesco Foscari, who was deposed in 1457. It is about the power struggle within the ruling Venetian families, where corruption, baseness and murder are used to fight for power. Experience the Fondazione Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino‘s production I Due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi at the famous Teatro La Fenice in Venice. Our exclusive music tour includes tickets to the performance, two or more nights accommodation in a hotel of your chosen category in Venice, preferably in the San Marco district.

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Teatro La Fenice

Venice, the city built on water. Blessed with a historic opera house, the Teatro La Fenice, the most famous and renowned landmark in the history of Italian theatre. It was lost to fire 3 times, and always rebuilt. Hence the name La Fenice, the Phoenix, the bird rising from the ashes.
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The Story of I DUE FOSCARI

Set in Venice, this three-act opera tells the story of Doge Francesco Foscari, who was deposed in 1457. It is about the power struggle within the ruling Venetian families, where corruption, baseness and murder are used to fight for power. The opera ends with Lorendano’s revenge and the death of old Francesco Foscari on the day he was overthrown.

The Artists

Francesco Foscari • Luca Salsi
Jacopo Foscari • Francesco Meli
Lucrezia Contarini • Anastasia Bartoli
Pisana • Carlotta Vichi
Jacopo Loredano • Riccardo Fassi
Barbarigo • Marcello Nardis

La Fenice Orchestra & Choir
Conductor • Sebastiano Rolli
Director • Grischa Asagaroff
Sets & Costumes • Luigi Perego
light desgner • Valerio Tiberi
Choreographer • Cristiano Colangelo

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino production