DVD + Blu-Ray:
Ernani

Bregenz Festival presents Verdi’s Ernani combining a great cast, the baton of Enrique Mazzola and an action-packed staging by Lotte de Beer.

Ernani is a gripping drama about love and revenge by Giuseppe Verdi. Written in his unique style it brims with poignant arias, rousing choruses and enthralling ensemble scenes. The rebel leader Ernani recognises his father's murderer in the Spanish King Carlo and seeks revenge on him. Both men love Elvira – as does old Silva whom she is to be married to... Director Lotte de Beer and her set and costume designer Christof Hetzer devote themselves to the fictional plot which bears references to the 16th century.

They demonstrate their rich scenic imagination in this production, conducted by Enrique Mazzola who “provides musically magic moments at the stand of the Wiener Symphoniker“ (Schwäbische Zeitung).

“Great singers, fiery music and an action-packed staging“ (Allgäuer Zeitung).

“A mixture of Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill’ and Monty Python’s ‘The Knights of the Coconut’.” (Deutschlandfunk)

Original title Ernani
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Genre Opera
Soloist Saimir Pirgu, Guanqun Yu, Franco Vassallo, Goran Jurić
Orchestra / Band Wiener Symphoniker
Choir Prague Philharmonic Choir
Conductor Enrique Mazzola
Stage Director Lotte de Beer
Recording location Bregenz Festival
Recording date August 2023
Duration 121 mins
Production Company A co-production of ORF Landesstudio Vorarlberg and UNITEL in cooperation with Bregenz Festival