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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Two Foscari | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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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The Two Foscari