Recorded live at the Vienna State Opera, Placido Domingo and Eva Marton star in a sumptuous recording of Ponchielli's famed four-act melodrama, a story of tyranny and intrigue set in semi-historical and ever-romantic Venice. The action is projected by strong characters whose fundamentally sound instincts become distorted by raw passion. The performance draws upon both human and technical resources including a large ballet and varies in mood from the happy carnival to scenes of the darkest gloom and horror.
| Sound | Amilcare Ponchielli | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Victor Hugo | Original Story |
| Writing | Arrigo Boito | Writer |
| Directing | Filippo Sanjust | Director |
| Directing | Hugo Käch | Director |
