I due Foscari

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I due Foscari is a three-act tragic opera by Giuseppe Verdi, based on Lord Byron’s play about the downfall of the Doge of Venice and his family.

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instanceOf opera
actCount 3
associatedWith Risorgimento-era Italian opera
basedOn The Two Foscari NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Lord Byron NERFINISHED
belongsToRepertoire Verdi canon
cityOfPremiere Rome NERFINISHED
composer Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED
compositionPeriod 1844
countryOfPremiere Italy NERFINISHED
dateOfPremiere 1844-11-03
dramaticTheme family tragedy
justice and revenge
political intrigue in Venice
featuresCharacterRole Doge of Venice NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceCentury 19th century
genre opera seria
hasLibrettoForm sung throughout with recitatives and arias
historicalFigureDepicted Francesco Foscari NERFINISHED
Jacopo Foscari NERFINISHED
language Italian
librettist Francesco Maria Piave NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Francesco Foscari NERFINISHED
Jacopo Foscari NERFINISHED
Loredano NERFINISHED
Lucrezia Contarini NERFINISHED
notableAria Dal più remoto esilio
No, non morrai, mio figlio
O vecchio cor, che batti
numberOfActs 3
orchestration romantic Italian opera orchestra
originalLanguage Italian
originalTheatre Teatro Argentina, Rome NERFINISHED
originalTitleLanguage Italian
partOf early operas of Giuseppe Verdi
periodInComposerCareer early Verdi period
placeOfPremiere Teatro Argentina NERFINISHED
premiereSeason 1844–1845 opera season
publisher Giovanni Ricordi NERFINISHED
settingLocation Venice NERFINISHED
settingTime 15th century
structure three acts
style Italian Romantic opera
subjectMatter downfall of the Doge of Venice and his family
titleTranslation The Two Foscari NERFINISHED

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Francesco Hayez notableWork I due Foscari
this entity surface form: The Two Foscari
Giuseppe Verdi notableWork I due Foscari