Ernani

The theatrical season will open with "Ernani" on the 16th September at latest; they talk of mounting "Rigoletto" or the

Letters Liszt, Franz 1893

'Ernani' was followed by a series of works which, for the sake of

The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. J. A. [Commentator] Fuller-Maitland 1892

'Ernani' is crude and sensational, but its rough vigour never descends to weakness, though it often comes dangerously near to vulgarity.

The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. J. A. [Commentator] Fuller-Maitland 1892

'Ernani' is the opera most typical of Verdi's earliest period.

The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. J. A. [Commentator] Fuller-Maitland 1892

One of Verdi's poetic assistants was Francesco Piave, who supplied the verses for "La Traviata," "Ernani" and several other of his operas.

Chopin and Other Musical Essays Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

There is, therefore, no hope for the _Italianissimi_, who sigh for their maccaroni arias and their "Ernani" and "Gazza Ladra" soup.

Chopin and Other Musical Essays Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

"Ernani" could be depended on for as large audiences as Wagner's opera, which is far from being the case; and I have myself heard some of them confess that after repeatedly hearing Wagner's later operas, they discovered in them a constant stream of melody where all had seemed to them at first a mere chaos of sound.

Chopin and Other Musical Essays Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

If it were necessary one might look for the source of this device of contrast in the literature to which Verdi directed attention when he turned his thoughts to Victor Hugo, and composed "Ernani" and

Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Henry Edward Krehbiel 1888

The records of its first production, like those of "Ernani," are of unusual interest.

The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers 1876

"Ernani," a tragic opera in four acts, words by F.M. Piave, the subject taken from Victor Hugo's tragedy of "Hernani," was first produced at Venice, M.rch 9, 1844.

The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers 1876