Daniele Callegari - Ernani (Blu-ray) palm reading Ron O'Neal

Ron O'Neal

Ornella Muti as a defiant aristocrat sequestered into religious service

Director: Tomu Uchida

Fanny Ardant as Nurse

Commentary track by Mick LaSalle Writer for the San Francisco Chronicle and noted film historian

Daniele Callegari - Ernani (Blu-ray) palm reading Ron O'NealThis production from the Opera Monte Carlo fascinates with a contemporary stage direction by Jean Louis Grinda with a buoyant conducting by Daniele Callegari Verdi, Giuseppes Ernani is a vibrant adaptation for the lyric stage of one of the most flamboyant dramas by the French poet. Both the composer and his librettist have combined Hugos verbal eloquence with the right musical temperament. Perfect example of Grand opera with chorus, the magnificent