Ernani

Ernani is an Italian opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on Victor Hugo's play Hernani. It was first performed in Venice, on March 9, 1844.

Principal roles

• Ernani - tenor
• Elvira - soprano
• Carlo - baritone
• Silva - bass

Ernani Media

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  Giuseppe_Verdi_portrait

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  Ernani (tenore), costume design for Ernani act 3 (1881).

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  Antonio Selva, the first Silva

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  Sophie Löwe, the first Elvira

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  Carlo Guasco, the first Ernani

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  Shrine of Charles at Aachen.

Sources

• The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta, James Anderson, Wings Books, 1993.