VERDI: I Due Foscari - Bruson, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala (DVD)

Renato Bruson (Francesco Foscari), Alberto Cupido (Jacopo Foscari), Linda Roark-Strummer (Lucrezia Contarini), Luigi Roni (Loredano), Renato Cazzaniga (Barbarigo), Monica Tagliasacchi (Pisana), Aldo Bottion (Fante), Aldo Bramante (Doge's Servant)

Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Renato Bruson takes the role of the Venetian Doge - Francesco Foscari - in Verdi's dark, three-act tragedy based on a drama by Lord Byron set in 15th century Venice. Gianandrea Gavazzeni directs the 1988 La Scala production of a work that is hailed among the best of Verdi's early operas, and that led him to a career of operatic immortality.

PICTURE FORMAT: 4:3
LENGTH: 115 MINS
SOUND: DOLBY STEREO
SUBTITLES: EN