Ernani

Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe

Librettist/Text Author: Piave, Francesco Maria

Conductor: Allemandi, Antonello

Orchestra: Parma Teatro Regio Orchestra

Chorus: Parma Teatro Regio Chorus

Chorus Master: Faggiani, Martino

Don Carlo: Guelfi, Carlo

Don Riccardo: Simoncini, Samuele

Don Ruy Gomez de Silva: Prestia, Giacomo

Elvira: Neves, Susan

Ernani: Berti, Marco

Giovanna: Zanini, Nicolletta

Jago: Svab, Alessandro

Set Designer: Alli, Pier'

Costume Designer: Alli, Pier'

Lighting Designer: Alli, Pier'

Stage Director: Alli, Pier'

Television Director: Ricchetti, Matteo

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Date of Production: 05-2005

Festival: Verdi Festival

Venue: Teatro Regio, Parma

Playing Time: 02:06:16

Catalogue Number: 33496

Synopsis

Ernani

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The premiere of Ernani at Venices' Teatro La Fenice in 1844 failed to come up to Verdi's expectations, primarily because of the poor health of some of the singers. Both critics and audiences, however, soon warmed to Ernani, especially after the following performances. The opera contains some of Verdi's most successful, impassioned arias (first and foremost Elvira's cavatina and Silva's cantabile) and clearly denoted an evolution in terms of dramatic structure, more cohesive and with lesser use of blocks of closed numbers. Despite a turbulent 'premiere', Ernani became a real international success, beginning with the felicitous Vienna productions of May/June 1844. The cast of this Teatro Regio of Parma production features some of today's best singers for this type of repertoire.