PlácidoDomingotakesontheroleofthetragicFrancescoFoscari,DogeofVenice,inVerdi’spotentanddramaticoperaoffamilyloyaltiesandpoliticalintrigue.ThaddeusStrassberger’spowerfulsettingexploresthecorruptionlurkingbeneaththeopulentdisplayoftheVenetiancourt,withspectacularsetsandstunningRenaissance-stylecostumesdesignedbyKevinKnightandMattieUllrich.TenorFrancescoMelisingsFrancescoFoscari’ssonJacopo,unjustlyaccusedoftreasonandforcedtoappealtohisfather’smercy,withsopranoMariaAgrestaasJacopo’scourageouswifeLucrezia,determinedtofreehimatanycost.AntonioPappano,MusicDirectorofTheRoyalOpera,conductsoneofVerdi’smoststrikingearlyscores.