Ernani / Giuseppe Verdi.
Pier Luigi Samaritani's romantic production beautifully captures the sweep and passion of Verdi's music. With James Levine's marvelous conducting, this cast makes a spectacular case for Verdi's opera. The great Luciano Pavarotti is at his stunning best in the title role as the wr...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Italian English |
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[New York, New York] :
[Metropolitan Opera],
[1983]
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| Summary: | Pier Luigi Samaritani's romantic production beautifully captures the sweep and passion of Verdi's music. With James Levine's marvelous conducting, this cast makes a spectacular case for Verdi's opera. The great Luciano Pavarotti is at his stunning best in the title role as the wronged nobleman turned bandit. A beautiful and heartbreaking Leona Mitchell is Elvira, the woman he loves. But she is also pursued by two other men: King Don Carlo (Sherrill Milnes in one of his greatest roles) and her aged guardian, Don Ruy Gomez de Silva (a superb Ruggero Raimondi) |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 20 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Playing Time: | 02:20:00 |
| Production Credits: | Director, Pier Luigi Samaritani. |
| Participant or Performer: | Leona Mitchell ; Luciano Pavarotti ; Sherrill Milnes ; Ruggero Raimondi ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Language: | Sung in Italian; English subtitles. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Recorded live in 1983 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York. |