Ernani by Verdi, mar. 22 abr 2014, De (2014/2014), Dirigido por Jean-Louis Grinda,, Director Daniele Callegari, Salle Garnier, Mónaco, Mónaco

Vibrant adaptation of the Hugo drama to the canons of lyrical art, with Ernani , Verdi and his librettist Piave, have preserved the verbal eloquence of the playwright while musically retaining his flame and his meaning. Here the composer abandons the patriotic vein of Nabucco and I Lombardi to glorify individual freedom. The title role is an outlaw, a type of character dear to Verdi and which he will portray with consistency throughout his career, such as Carlo in I Masnadieri , Manrico in Trouvère , and Alvaro in Force du destin .. Representative of the scale of grand opera with chorus, the magnificent tableau of Act III is above all the act where the composer precisely draws the contours and gives birth to what will become an archetype of voice: the baritone-Verdi. Created in 1844 in Venice between Nabucco and Macbeth , Ernani marks a major stage in the composer's work, a starting point towards the psychological development of his characters, his subsequent production will no longer depart from this quest for truth.