Verdi - Ernani / Domingo, Freni, Bruson, Ghiaurov, Muti, La Scala Opera
by Preben Montel
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Actor: Joranda Michieli, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Pl?cido Domingo, Renato BrusonDirector: Preben Montel
Writer: Francesco Maria Piave
Writer: Victor Hugo
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 138 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
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Summary of Verdi - Ernani / Domingo, Freni, Bruson, Ghiaurov, Muti, La Scala Opera
This outstanding production of Verdi's tragic opera stars four of the world's great Verdi singers; Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Nicolai Ghiaurov and Mirella Freni as the gentle heroine desired by these three rivals. They have been described as "possibly the best quartet of singers any opera house has managed to assemble this year" - The Times. The cast give an impassioned performance under the baton of Riccardo Muti, an acclaimed interpreter of Verdi. Based on Victor Hugo's play, this violent and sombre story of frustrated passion, and ambition thwarted and rewarded, is set by the composer to a succession of irresistible tunes, unsurpassed even in his mature works. The opera's dramatic impetus is simply unstoppable.In this thrilling performance at La Scala, Pl?cido Domingo and Mirella Freni show why, when they were in the prime of their careers, they could carry even the most melodramatic of Verdi vehicles on their shoulders. As Donna Elvira, whom a trio of men has designs on for various honest and sordid reasons, Freni is a wellspring of ardent passion that sweeps the audience along, while Domingo's title hero is an equally inspired creation; their singing during the tragic finale underscores its worth as one of Verdi's most moving denouements.
Luca Ronconi's functional production isn't particularly inspired yet manages to conjure the necessary atmosphere. Obviously, it's Verdi's vivid music that carries the day, with Riccardo Muti conducting the score to a fare-thee-well, from the subdued and mood-setting prelude to the crackling choruses and the beautifully handled ending. Ably abetting Freni and Domingo with their full-throated portrayals are the other male leads, Renato Bruson (Don Carlo) and Nicolai Ghiaurov (Don Ruy), creating a quartet of masterly Verdi singers not often seen and heard on the same stage. --Kevin Filipski
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