Verdi: Ernani

Overview

Rising Met star Angela Meade is Elvira, the young woman caught between three men: her lover, the nobleman-turned-outlaw 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). Verdi’s early drama is full of sweeping melody and rousing rhythms, delivered masterfully by the Met Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Marco Armiliato.

Cast

Marcello Giordani

Ernani

Angela Meade

Elvira

Ferruccio Furlanetto

Don Ruy Gómez de Silva

Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Don Carlo