09/03/1844 Verdi's opera 'Ernani' premieres in Venice
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Luciano Pavarotti / Verdi / Ernani 1983
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Antonio Pompa-Baldi performs Liszt's Paraphrase on Giuseppe Verdi's Ernani
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Verdi - Ernani / Elvira aria performed by Miryana Kalushkova
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Evviva Beviam [Ernani - G.Verdi]
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Verdi Opera Overture - Ernani (1844)
Teatro La Fenice in Venice commissioned Verdi to write an opera that would be performed there. It took Verdi some time to complete since he spent a lot of time finding the right subject. After Ernani premiered, it became Verdi's most popular opera until „II trovatore“ and it was revived a number of times in its early years.