Ernani
Intro
Ernani
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
From 30/10/1999 in Ghent - from 09/11/1999 in Antwerp
- Musical direction: Massimo Zanetti
- Ernani: Antonio Lotti
- Elvira: Hasmik Papian
- Don Carlo: Giovanni Meoni
- Don Ruy Gomez de Silva: Francesco Ellero d'Artegna
- Giovanna: Annelies Meskens
After the big fresco's "Nabucco" and "I Lombardi", written for the Scala in Milano, Verdi dared to commit himself to a more intimite drama for the Venetian Fenice-theatre where the tension between expectations from the society and private feelings is a cventral theme.
Practical
Surtitles: Dutch.
Team
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Musical direction
Massimo Zanetti
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Chorus master
Peter Burian
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Ernani
Antonio Lotti
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Elvira
Hasmik Papian
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Don Carlo
Giovanni Meoni
- Don Ruy Gomez de Silva
- Giovanna
- Don Riccardo
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Jago
Wilfried Van den Brande
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