VERDI : Ernani*

VERDI : Ernani* 9 March. Venice, F. Text by F. M. Piave (founded on Victor Hugo’s drama Hernani). Four acts. Even more successful than Nabucodonosor (1842) and I Lombardi (1843). Performed on every Italian stage in Europe and oversea. The Gazzetta Musicale Italiana even records a performance at Manila (Philippines) on 8 December 1888. Sometimes performed as Il Proseritto (see Paris), Elvira d’Aragona (Palermo Carnival 1845), Il Corsaro di Venczia (Naples, T. Fondo 1847). Still given in Italy…