“ERNANI : Verdi
Original Air Date: 04/10/1965
Cast: Schippers; Corelli, Price, Sereni, Siepi
Media: MOD Audio SID.17520531 Tags: Archive; 2017, Verdi
The Met has two outstanding Ernani broadcasts from the mid 1960s, both with Schippers and Leontyne Price.
The first is with Bergonzi and MacNeil, and the second features the special contributions of Corelli and Siepi.
Luckily both are on MOoD, with the first also issued on Sony Historical CD. I love Ernani, and both these performances belong in every Verdi lover’s playlist.
Ernani is back this season with Domingo in the baritone role; his only Met appearance in the title role was in 1971 (not broadcast).”