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).

Cast:
- Ernani: Saimir Pirgu
- Don Carlo: Franco Vassallo
- Don Ruy Gomez de Silva: Goran Jurić
- Elvira: Guanqun Yu
- Giovana: Aytaj Shikhalizada
- Don Riccardo: Omer Kobiljak
- Jago: Stanislav Vorobyov

Staged by Lotte de Beer
Recording date: Bregenz Festival, August 2023
Sound format: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD MA 5.1
Picture: 1080i, 16:9
Booklet: English, German, French
Subtitles: Italian (original language), English, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese
Total running time: 121 mins