[PDF] Ernani (Giuseppe Verdi) - Opéra Royal de Wallonie - Automatisation

When did Verdi's opera Ernani come out?

The United Kingdom premiere, the first of Verdi's operas to be translated into English, took place at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on 8 March 1845 followed on 13 April 1847 by its US premiere in New York. Ernani appeared on the roster of the Metropolitan Opera as early as 1903 and has been given many times since then.

Why did Verdi not make Ernani a musico contralto?

Although Verdi had agreed to try to accommodate the contralto Carolina Vietti when the opera was Allan Cameron, he was against making the leading character of Ernani a musico contralto.

When was Ernani first performed?

Ernani was first performed on 9 March 1844, and it was "immensely popular, and was revived countless times during its early years". It became Verdi's most popular opera until it was superseded by Il trovatore after 1853. In 1904, it became the first opera to be recorded completely. [citation needed]

Did Verdi write an opera?

Verdi was commissioned by the Teatro La Fenice in Venice to write an opera, but finding the right subject took some time, and the composer worked with the inexperienced Piave in shaping first one and then another drama by Hugo into an acceptable libretto.