ERNANI       

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)                                        

Opera in four acts in Italian

Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

Premièr at Teatro la Fenice, Venice  – 09 March 1844

15† January 1972 (3 Performances)                                        

Teatro Bellini, Catania                                            

Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Chorus master: Rolando Maselli

Stage director: Enrico Frigerio

Scene and costumes: Cecilia Nemea

Don Carlos King of Castile PIERO CAPPUCCILLI baritone

Don Ruy Gomez de Silva Grandee of Spain RUGGERO RAIMONDI bass
Ernani or Joan of Aragon a bandid CARLO BERGONZI tenor
Don Riccardo esquire to the King NINO VALORI tenor
Jago esquire to Silva ALESSANDRO CASSIS bass
Elvira kinswoman to Silva LEYLA GENCER soprano
Giovanna in Elvira’s service LICIA GALVANO soprano

Time: Early Sixteenth Century

Place: Spain

† Recording date 

Photos © GIOVANNI CONSOLI STUDIO FOTOGRAFICO, Catania

CORRIERE DELLA SERA                                                

1971.12.11                                                                                                

OPERA MAGAZINE                                                

1972 February

COMPLETE RECORDING                        

1972.01.15

Video I [Act I Il bandito The Bandit & Act II L'ospite The Guest]

1972.01.15

Video II [Act III La Clemenza Clemency & Act IV La Maschera The Mask]

Recording Excerpts [1972.01.15]                              

Surta a la notte... Ernani! Ernani, involami Act I Scene II/A

Da quel di che t'ho veduta Act I Scene II/B

Tu se' Ernani Act I Scene II/C

Oro, quant'oro ogni avido Act II Scene I

Tu, perfida, come fissarmi ardisci? Act II Scene I

ERNANI

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)      

Opera in four acts in Italian

Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

Premièr at Teatro la Fenice, Venice  – 9 March 1844

03† September 1968 (3 Performances)

Coliseo Albia, Bilbao    

XXI. FESTIVAL DI OVIEDO 

Orquesta Sinfonica de Bilbao

Coros de la ABAO

Conductor: Manno Wolf Ferrari
Chorus master: n/a
Stage director: Arsenio Giunta
Scene: Efema y Ros
Costumes: Peris Hnos

Don Carlos King of Castile GIUSEPPE TADDEI baritone

Don Ruy Gomez de Silva Grandee of Spain RUGGERO RAIMONDI bass

Ernani or Joan of Aragon a bandid GIANFRANCO CECCHELE tenor

Don Riccardo esquire to the King MARIO GUGGIA tenor

Jago esquire to Silva GINO BELLONIbass

Elvira kinswoman to Silva LEYLA GENCER soprano [Role debut]

Giovanna in Elvira’s service SILVANA COSTA soprano

Time: Early Sixteenth Century

Place: Spain

† Recording date

Photos © GRAS, Bilbao

BACKSTAGE: with Montserrat Caballé after the Ernani performance  

1968.09.03

SIGHTSEEING WITH FRIENDS

1968.09.04

BACKSTAGE: with Montserrat Caballé after her Roberto Devereux performance  

1968.09.07

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OPERA MAGAZINE                                            

1968 August

CORRIERE DELLA SERA                                                

1968.09.20                                                                                               

COMPLETE RECORDING                        

1968.09.03

Recording Excerpts [1968.09.03]         

Da quel dì che t'ho veduta Act I Scene II

O sommo arlo Act III