Verdi
Ernani
In this legendary performance of Verdi’s passionate early opera, the brilliant Thomas Schippers conducts a formidable cast led by the handsome, charismatic Franco Corelli as the Spanish nobleman forced by fate to become a bandit. Leontyne Price is Elvira, the woman he loves. Unfortunately her elderly guardian Don Ruy Gomez de Silva also wants to marry her. But fortunately, in this performance he is the magnificent bass Cesare Siepi, a worthy opponent, indeed.
Full SynopsisPerformance Info
Performance Date
Apr 10, 1965
Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist
Francesco Maria Piave
Run Time
1 HRS 43 MIN
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus