Verdi: Ernani

Cat. No. CHAN 3052(2)

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CD available From: 13 August 2001

Opera -Ernani

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Ernani

132:00

Opera in four parts

Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's play Hernani

English translation by Antony Peattie

COMPACT DISC ONE

Part I: The Bandit

Prelude

3:12

'To living . . . Let's drink!'

3:33

Bandits

'My friends, I'm very grateful'

1:07

'Just as the gentle rain from Heav'n'

2:41

Ernani

'We must save her . . .'

0:51

Ernani, Bandits

'In our exile, in our sorrow' -

3:30

'(Elvira I adore you)'

Ernani

'Darkness has fallen, and Silva's not returned yet!'

2:15

'Ernani! Ernani, rescue me'

2:26

Elvira

'All Spanish girls will envy you'

1:20

Ladies-in-waiting

'How sweet of you to share with me'

0:12

Elvira

'(I despise all that I'm offered)'

3:15

Elvira, Ladies-in-waiting

'I wish to see her directly'

3:07

Carlo, Giovanna, Elvira

'Since the day when first I saw you'

3:59

Carlo, Elvira

'Do not argue . . . You'll be mine . . .'

0:41

Carlo, Elvira, Ernani

'You're Ernani! At once I despise you'

3:02

Carlo, Ernani, Elvira

'How could this happen?'

0:57

'I've been cheated, for I believed her'

2:47

'My name has been dishonoured'

0:25

Silva

'As long as I can hold a sword'

3:06

Silva, Knights

'Outside, now!'

1:24

Silva, Ernani, Carlo, Jago, Riccardo

'Look at how that good old soldier'

3:28

Carlo, Riccardo, Silva, Jago, Giovanna, Chorus, Ernani, Elvira

'Ah! Forgive me sire, I beg you'

3:48

Silva, Carlo, Elvira, Ernani, Riccardo, Giovanna, Ladies-in-waiting, Chorus

Part II: The Guest

'Let's enjoy this, and give in to pleasure'

2:44

Silva's courtiers

'Jago, admit the pilgrim here directly'

2:19

Silva, Ernani, Elvira

'More gold than you could desire is yours'

2:32

Ernani, Elvira, Silva

'Within this fortress every guest'

0:25

Silva

'Such treachery!'

4:33

Ernani, Elvira

'You've betrayed me'

0:58

Silva, Jago, Ernani

'No, my vengeance won't be hurried'

2:02

Silva, Elvira, Ernani

66:50

COMPACT DISC TWO

'Dear Cousin, why so defensive?'

3:19

Carlo, Silva

'We'll discover, reckless gambler'

2:37

Carlo, Silva

'We've gone all over the fortress'

2:55

Cavaliers, Carlo, Elvira, Silva

'Come with me and let me spoil you'

4:03

Carlo, Riccardo, Cavaliers, Giovanna, Ladies-in-waiting, Elvira, Silva

'Even if Heaven watches over you'

5:04

Silva, Ernani, Silva's men

'Bring your horses and fetch all your weapons'

1:47

Ernani, Silva, Silva's men

Part III: Mercy

'You're sure they'll meet here?'

3:50

Carlo, Riccardo

'Great Heavens!'

1:31

'When I was young and trusting'

3:40

Carlo

'Ad Augusta!'

5:06

Conspirators, Ernani, Silva, Jago

'We're brothers!'

2:14

'Let the Lion of Castile awaken'

All

'What is happening?'

3:49

Conspirators, Carlo, Riccardo, Ernani, Elvira

'Charlemagne inspire me'

4:30

Carlo, Silva

Part IV: The Mask

'How happy together are both wife and husband'

3:28

Guests

'Now all is quiet'

6:40

Ernani, Elvira, Silva

'I've suffered, alone in misery'

8:35

Ernani, Silva, Elvira

'Elvira! Elvira!'

1:53

Ernani, Elvira

65:11

Julian Gavin tenor - Ernani

Alan Opie baritone - Don Carlo

Peter Wedd tenor - Don Riccardo

Peter Rose bass - Don Ruy Gomez de Silva

Susan Patterson soprano - Elvira

Helen Williams soprano - Giovanna

Paul Hodges bass - Jago

Chorus of bandits, ladies-in-waiting, knights, retainers, conspirators, noblemen and noblewomen

English National Opera Chorus

English National Opera Orchestra

David Parry

Recorded in:

Blackheath Halls, London

12-16 July 2000

Producer(s)

Brian Couzens

Sound Engineer(s)

Jonathan Cooper

Richard Smoker (Assistant)

Format: Digital CD 16Bit 44.1Khz
Originally recorded in: 24 Bit

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