Ernani (1983)
Verdi's early masterpiece is based on a Victor Hugo play with a complicated plot concerning a young woman and the three men vying for her affections—her elderly uncle, a king destined to become Holy Roman Emperor, and a bandit who is actually an overthrown nobleman. Though there is plenty of action arising from the various passions and grudges scattered among these characters, the opera is best appreciated as a feast of beautiful and dramatic Italianate singing. With virtuosic roles for a quartet of principals, the opera delivers one feat of heroic vocalism after another.
Directors: Kirk Browning, Pier Luigi Samaritani.
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Luciano Pavarotti as Ernani |
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Leona Mitchell as Donna Elvira |
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Sherrill Milnes as Don Carlos |
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Ruggero Raimondi as Don Ruy Gómez de Silva |
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Charles Anthony as Don Riccardo |
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Richard Vernon as Jago |
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Jean Kraft as Giovanna |
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MET Orchestra as Orchestra |
| Art | James Levine | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler | Lighting Director |
| Sound | David Stivender | Conductor |
| Directing | Kirk Browning | Director |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Pier Luigi Samaritani | Director |
| Production | Michael Bronson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Clemente D'Alessio | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter J. Hall | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Sound Director |
| Production | Peter Gelb | General Manager |
| Art | Pier Luigi Samaritani | Production Design |
