Giuseppe Verdi: I due Foscari

Plácido Domingo set new standards in the role of Francesco with this London production. Thaddeus Strassberger’s production combines classical costumes inspired by the Renaissance period with an expressionist stage design that reflects the turmoil of the protagonists. The result was highly praised by international opera critics and also delighted the audience. With Antonio Pappano, perhaps the best conductor currently available for Italian opera repertoire is in the orchestra pit. Even if one should not overuse the term “reference recording”: This is one!