Organization

Singer

Tenor

Francesco Meli

Ernani

Soprano

Angela Meade

Elvira

Bass

Evgeny Stavinsky

Don Ruy Gomez de Silva

Stage director

Hugo De Ana

Conductor

Marco Armiliato

Lighting designer

Vinicio Cheli

Costume designer

Set designer

Choreographer

Leda Lojodice

Chorus master

Roberto Gabbiani

Baritone

Ludovic Tézier

Don Carlo

Giovanni Meoni

Anastasia Bartoli

Marianna Mappa

Giovanna

Rodrigo Ortiz

Don Riccardo

Alessandro Della Morte

Jago

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Others

CHORUS AND BALL OF THE OPERA OF ROME

Orchestra

Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Italian

Rome

Italy

Ernani is a love story about a young woman, Elvira, caught between three men: her lover, the nobleman-turned-outlaw Ernani; her guardian, the rich, elderly de Silva, who wants her for himself; and Don Carlo, the King of Spain who also has his eye on Elvira. Given the number of protagonists, it is also the story of a tragedy.

Only 14 years after the premiere of Hernani , Giuseppe Verdi adapted Victor Hugo’s play into an opera to premiere at La Fenice, Venice in 1844. Ernani was an immediate and lasting triumph for the young Verdi, marking his prowess at adapting an historical event (the crowning of Charles V as emperor at Aachen Cathedral) to a psychologically convincing musical drama. The backdrop of three men paying court to one woman was the perfect foil for Verdi to explore the expressive qualities of three types of male voice. The tenor, a youthful suffering lover - Ernani. The bass, an elderly ruthless egotist - de Silva. The baritone, a more complex figure torn between tenderness and violence, self-indulgence and idealism - Don Carlo. As luxuriant as the sumptuous costumes of Hugo de Anna’s period production, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s cast stars Angela Meade, Francesco Meli, Evgeny Stavinsky and Ludovic Tézier.

Teatro Costanzi (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma)

Public

English

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Ernani is a love story about a young woman, Elvira, caught between three men: her lover, the nobleman-turned-outlaw Ernani; her guardian, the rich, elderly d...

Ernani Verdi

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble