Legendary maestro Thomas Schippers conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and chorus in a December 1962 performance of Verdi's Ernani, which features a truly bravura performance by Carlo Bergonzi.
Opera in 4 acts. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play Hernani by Victor Hugo.
Participant/Performer Note
Leontyne Price, Carlotta Ordassy, sopranos ; Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Nagy, tenors ; Cornell MacNeil, Roald Reitan, baritones ; Giorgio Tozzi, bass ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Schippers, conductor.
Data/Place of Event
Recorded live in performance 1962 December 1 Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.
