Film

Ernani

1983 · 2h 20m

Great Performances at the Metropolitan Opera

IMDb

8.9

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.

Luciano Pavarotti

Ernani

Leona Mitchell

Donna Elvira

Sherrill Milnes

Don Carlos

Ruggero Raimondi

Don Ruy Gómez de Silva

Charles Anthony

Don Riccardo

Richard Vernon

Jago

Jean Kraft

Giovanna

MET Orchestra

Orchestra

• Kirk BrowningDirector
• Pier Luigi SamaritaniDirector
• Clemente D'AlessioProducer
• Michael BronsonExecutive Producer
• Giuseppe VerdiOriginal Music Composer

Release date

December 17, 1983

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

2h 20m