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Ernani

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Tragic opera in four acts by Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo
English version by Tom Hammond
Cast:
Bandits, knights, ladies-in-waiting, soldiers
Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus chorus-master John Barker
Sadler's Wells Orchestra leader John Sealey conducted by Bryan Balkwill
from Sadler's Wells Theatre

The action takes place in Spain and Germany in the year 1519.

Act 1
Sc 1 The mountains of Aragon; Sc 2 A room in Silva's castle

2.40* during the interval Julian Budden discusses the problem of Silva's entrance-aria.

2.55* Ernani
Act 2 A hall in Silva's castle

Act 3 The burial vault of Charlemagne at Aachen

Act 4 A terrace in Don Juan's palace in Saragossa

Contributors

Unknown:
Francesco Maria Piave
Unknown:
Tom Hammond
Chorus-Master:
John Barker
Leader:
John Sealey
Conducted By:
Bryan Balkwill
Source: Radio Times

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