By Giuseppe Verdi

June 7 – July 2, 2020

In 16th - century Spain, Ernani is a deposed nobleman living on the run as a bandit. When two powerful men seek to make a prize of his lover, Ernani hatches a plot to rescue her — and free the country in the process. But in a world where tradition and loyalty rule, can an outlawed love win?

Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè

September 1968

Act 3 finale: San Francisco Opera Chorus

“Ernani involami”: Leontyne Price

“Come rugiada al cespite”: Renato Cioni

“Infelice! e tu credevi”: Ezio Flagello

“oh de’ verd’anni miei”: Peter Glossop

Act 2 trio: Leontyne Price, Renato Cioni, Peter Glossop