To celebrate Giuseppe Verdi’s bicentenary in 2013, C Major is proud to present the truly unique project, 'Tutto Verdi': All 26 operas released on DVD and Blu-ray, together with his immortal Requiem and special documentary.
“This is how Verdi should be played” - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on 'Tutto Verdi'
Ernani was Verdi’s fifth opera and is based on Victor Hugo’s Hernani. It takes as its starting point the theme of vengeance in all its manifold aspects and received its first performance at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in March 1844, its success proving Verdi’s definite breakthrough as a composer.
The fact that the work has been staged with increasing frequency in major opera houses in recent years is due to the renaissance of bel canto singing.
Staged by Pier’Alli at the Parma Festival, 2005
Bonus: 10 minute introduction to the opera