Verdi Ernani 42 years old
SINGERS IN THEIR WONDERFUL PRIME
It truly is an historic performance. Domingo looking and singing like a god pouring out golden tones; Renato Bruson sounds, like the sublime Verdian Baritone that he was at that time; Nicolai Ghiaurov proves again that he was one of the greatest "Verdi Basses"; Mirella Freni shows that there was more to her than just being Mimi and Susannah-in fact I can remember reading that at the time of the premiere of this production that there were fist fights (not unusual in La Scala's gallery) between Mirella's many fans--between those fans that just wanting her to continue singing the light lyric repertoire that they were use to her singing and those that felt she should and could sing the lyric-spinto repertoire which, of course, she proved that,indeed, she could (She's still singing more than twenty years later). This performance captures some of the best Verdi singers of the time doing dear ole wonderful Giuseppi proud.
Credits
Verdi Ernani Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Plácido Domingo He was 41, now 84 years old | as Ernani |
| Nicolai Ghiaurov He was 52, 74 years old when he died | as Don Ruy Gomez de Silva |
| Riccardo Muti He was 41, now 83 years old | as Conductor |
| Mirella Freni She was 47, 84 years old when she died | as Elvira |
Verdi Ernani Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Giuseppe Verdi as Original Music Composer. He was 168 (87) years old when He died | Sound |
| Victor Hugo as Original Story. He was 180 (83) years old when He died | Writing |
| Francesco Maria Piave as Writer. He was 172 (65) years old when He died | Writing |
Verdi Ernani (42 years)
SINGERS IN THEIR WONDERFUL PRIME
- Release day: Wednesday, July 28, 1982
- Runtime: 138 minutes