Movie Details
Theatrical Release:December 17th, 1983
Original Language:Italian
Executive Producers:Michael Bronson
Cast & Crew
P
Peter J. Hall
Costume Designer
G
Gil Wechsler
Lighting Director
P
Pier Luigi Samaritani
Director
Ernani (1983)
Movie"Great Performances at the Metropolitan Opera"
2 hr 20 minDec 17th, 1983
Verdis early masterpiece is based on a Victor Hugo play with a complicated plot concerning a young woman and the three men vying for her affectionsher 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
DirectorsPier Luigi SamaritaniKirk Browning
