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But she can’t bring herself to do it, and soon Ernani is back and pledging his love to her. Later, thinking Ernani is dead and with the King preoccupied, Elvira resolves to marry Silva and at least have his protection on her side. Now, Silva and the King plan to conspire on the upcoming election of a Holy Roman Emperor, wihile Ernani is left to run for cover at Elvira’s urging rather than die at the hands of one of these power-hungry men. These three are interrupted by Silva, who threatens both men until he realizes who the latter really is. Directed by Louisa Muller with sets and costumes by Scott Marr, the whole production again proves what a gem the Lyric is in the city’s theater landscape.Īfter returning from battle, Ernani heads to see his love Elvira he’s surprised to find her in the grips of another suitor, the King, who says he’ll abduct her to keep her for himself. It’s all a bit much, but something about seeing it all unfold on the stage makes it ravishing and undeniably captivating. When it premiered in 1844 (based on a play by Victor Hugo), one can imagine an audience swept away by the grandeur of this over-the-top romance, replete with the naming of an emperor, a life or death bargain, kidnapping and more. Though he’s the titular character, Ernani (Russell Thomas) is just one of three suitors of Elvira (Tamara Wilson), a woman sought after by this wayward soldier as well as her guardian, Silva (Christian Van Horn) and none other than the King of Spain, Carlo (Quinn Kelsey). And with a quartet of powerful pipes at its center, Verdi’s “love quadrangle,” as the program describes it, gets a vibrant and engaging staging on now through October 1. This lush 2022-2023 season opener is, from its 16th century Spanish setting to rich medieval costumes to a large and stage-filling chorus, is everything one has in mind when they think of the opera.
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For the uninitiated (and perhaps even for those clued in) thinking of going to the opera, the Lyric’s Ernani is likely what they have in mind.
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