due Foscari, I
Classification added November 23, 2015Premiered November 3, 1844
Rome. Teatro Argentina
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
Description:
Opera in Three Acts
Notes:
After Lord Byron’s play The Two Foscari
Time Period:
1457
Place:
Venice
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Lucrezia Contarini | Soprano | L |
| Jacopo Foscari | Tenor | L |
| Francesco Foscari, Doge | Baritone | L |
| Jacopo Loredano | Bass | F |
| Pisana | Soprano | S |
| Barbarigo | Tenor | S |
| Officer of the Council of Ten | Tenor | CB |
| Doge’s servant | Baritone | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 32
Divisi: SATB