Verdi: Ernani

The Metropolitan Opera: Ernani

Rising Met star Angela Meade is Elvira, the young woman caught between three men: her lover, the nobleman-turned-outlaw Ernani (Marcello Giordani); her guardian, the rich, elderly de Silva, who wants her for himself (Ferruccio Furlanetto); and Don Carlo, the King of Spain, who also desires Elvira (Dmitri Hvorostovsky). Verdi’s early drama is full of sweeping melody and rousing rhythms, delivered masterfully by the Met Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Marco Armiliato.

• Release date
• February 25, 2012
• Runtime
• 140 min
• Genres
• Music
• Director
• Barbara Willis Sweete

Cast

Marcello Giordani Ernani Angela Meade Elvira Ferruccio Furlanetto Don Ruy Gómez de Silva Dmitri Hvorostovsky Don Carlo Mary Ann McCormick Giovanna Adam Laurence Herskowitz Don Riccardo Jeremy Galyon Jago Joyce DiDonato Self - Host