Description
Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani – Domingo, Freni, Bruson, Ghiaurov – Riccardo Muti, Teatro alla Scala (3-CD Digital Live Recording)
UPC: 077774708388 (7 47083 8)
MPN: CDS 7 47083 8 / 47082
Brand Name: EMI Classics Digital
Overview
This magnificent EMI Digital 3-CD live recording of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Ernani” captures the historic 1982 opening night of the Teatro alla Scala season (December 7, 1982), conducted by the eminent Riccardo Muti. Recorded in cooperation with E.A. Teatro alla Scala, Milan, the performance features an all-star cast led by Plácido Domingo (Ernani), Mirella Freni (Elvira), Renato Bruson (Don Carlo), and Nicolai Ghiaurov (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva).
This live, digitally recorded performance delivers Verdi’s passionate early Romantic energy with precision and fire. The Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, under Maestro Romano Gandolfi, perform with the unmistakable grandeur and discipline for which La Scala is renowned. This release stands as a monumental document of Italian opera excellence, capturing the full power, emotion, and drama of a prima della stagione at Milan’s most celebrated opera house.
Product Features
- Format: Audio CD (3 Compact Discs)
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Total Running Time:
Recording Type: Live Digital Recording (DDD)- CD 1 – Act I: Scene 1 (14:30), Scene 2 (33:01)
- CD 2 – Act II (34:59)
- CD 3 – Act III (24:43), Act IV (21:09)
- Recording Location: Teatro alla Scala, Milan
- Recording Date: December 7, 1982
- Label: EMI Classics Digital / International Trademark of EMI Records Ltd.
- Sound: Digital Stereo
- Country of Manufacture: Made in the U.K. / Printed in the U.K.
- Genre: Opera / Classical
- Composer: Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
- Librettist: Francesco Maria Piave
Principal Cast
- Ernani: Plácido Domingo
- Elvira: Mirella Freni
- Don Carlo (King of Spain): Renato Bruson
- Don Ruy Gomez de Silva: Nicolai Ghiaurov
- Giovanna: Jolanda Michieli
- Don Riccardo: Gianfranco Manganotti
- Jago: Alfredo Giacomotti
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
- Chorus Master: Romano Gandolfi
- Conductor: Riccardo Muti
- Production: Luca Ronconi
- Costumes: Franca Squarciapino
- Set Design: Ezio Frigerio
Interesting Facts
- Historic Opening Night: This performance inaugurated La Scala’s 1982–83 opera and ballet season, an event of national prestige in Italy.
- Star-Studded Cast: Four of the greatest Verdi interpreters of the 20th century—Domingo, Freni, Bruson, and Ghiaurov—unite under Muti’s electrifying leadership.
- Riccardo Muti’s Vision: Known for his strict adherence to Verdi’s score, Muti delivers a taut, dramatic reading full of vitality and Italianate authenticity.
- Digital Innovation: One of EMI’s earliest all-digital live opera recordings (DDD), ensuring clarity and detail unprecedented in 1980s live sound engineering.
- La Scala Collaboration: Produced in cooperation with Teatro alla Scala, this edition captures the acoustical majesty of the legendary Milanese opera house.
- Collector’s Essential: Revered by Verdi aficionados for its energy, precision, and dramatic integrity — a benchmark live Ernani.
Publishers
- Label: EMI Classics Digital
- Live Recording: In cooperation with E.A. Teatro alla Scala, Milan
- Original Performance: December 7, 1982
- Digital Recording: © EMI Records Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex, England
- Country of Manufacture: U.K.
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