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Ernani
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Lyric drama in four parts
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave from the drama Hernani by Victor Hugo
Ernani, the bandit Piero Pretti
Don Carlo, King of Spain Vladimir Stoyanov
Don Ruy de Silva, Grandee of Spain Roberto Tagliavini
Elvira, his niece and fiancée Eleonora Buratto
Giovanna, her nurse Carlotta Vichi
Don Riccardo, the king’s squire Paolo Antognetti
Jago, squire to Don Ruy Federico Benetti
Conductor and director Michele Mariotti
FILARMONICA ARTURO TOSCANINI
CHORUS OF THE TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
Chorus master Martino Faggiani
XX Verdi Festival “Opera Sparks”
The second opera on the program at the Verdi Festival, Ernani, in concert form, is performed at Parco Ducale on Friday 25 and Sunday 27 September at 8:00 PM, with musical direction and conducting by Michele Mariotti, making his opera debut, on the podium of the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and the Chorus of the Teatro Regio di Parma, prepared by Martino Faggiani, in the critical edition curated by Claudio Gallico. The performers are Piero Pretti (debuting in the role of Ernani), Vladimir Stoyanov (Don Carlo), Eleonora Buratto (debuting in the role of Elvira), Roberto Tagliavini (Don Ruy de Silva), Paolo Antognetti (Don Riccardo), Federico Benetti (Jago), Carlotta Vichi (Giovanna), awarded in 2017 at the International Verdi Voices Competition in Busseto.
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The elegance of the stuccoes, the harmony of the proportions, the perfect acoustics, the prestigious history, along with the greatness of the artists who have graced its stage, make the Teatro Regio di Parma one of the most recognized and celebrated opera houses in the world. Commissioned by Duchess Maria Luigia of Austria and originally named the New Ducal Theatre, the Teatro Regio was inaugurated on May 16, 1829, with Zaira, an opera composed for the occasion by Vincenzo Bellini.
