Verdi Ernani (2012)
"The Metropolitan Opera Ernani"Movie
DirectorBarbara Willis Sweete
WriterFrancesco Maria Piave
Plot
Rising Met star Angela Meade is Elvira the young woman caught between three men her lover the noblemanturnedoutlaw 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 Verdis early drama is full of sweeping melody and rousing rhythms delivered masterfully by the Met Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Marco Armiliato
