Opera in four acts
Libretto by ALPHONSE ROYER andGUSTAVEVAEZ (sung in French)
Verdi's first French opera, written for Paris in 1847, is a refashioning of his I lombardi, plus some 50 minutes of new music.
BBC NORTHERN SINGERS chorus-master STEPHEN WlLKINSON BBC PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA leader DENNIS SIMONS conductor EDWARD DOWNES Acts 1 and 2