Giuseppe Verdi
New Production

Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave after the play Hernani by Victor Hugo
First Performance: Teatro La Fenice, Venice, March 9, 1844
First Performance at the Israeli Opera: January 7, 2010

Conductor		George Pehlivanian 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 11.1, 12.1, 14.1 ,15.1, 16.1, 17.1, 20.1
		Yishai Steckler 21.1, 22.1
Director		Michal Znaniecki
Set Designer		Luigi Scoglio
Costume Designer		Kornelia Piskorek
Lighting Designer		Bogumil Palewicz

Soloists
Ernani		Pierro Giuliacci 7.1, 9.1, 12.1, 14.1, 16.1, 21.1
		Hugh Smith 8.1, 11.1, 15.1, 17.1, 20.1, 22.1
Elvira		Michele Crider 7.1, 9.1, 12.1, 14.1, 16.1, 21.1
		Mirela Gradinaru 8.1, 11.1, 15.1, 17.1, 20.1, 22.1
Silva		Paata Burchuladze 7.1, 9.1, 11.1, 12.1, 14.1, 16.1, 17.1, 20.1, 21.1, 22.1
		Ramaz Chikviladze 8.1, 15.1
Don Carlo		Carlo Guelfi 7.1, 9.1, 12.1, 14.1, 16.1, 21.1
		Vitorrio Vitelli 8.1, 11.1, 15.1, 17.1, 20.1, 22.1
Giovanna		Efrat  Ashkenazi 8.1, 11.1, 15.1, 17.1, 20.1, 22.1
		Yifat Weisskopf  7.1, 9.1, 12.1, 14.1, 16.1, 21.1
Don Riccardo		Felix Livshitz
Jago		Noah Briger

The Israeli Opera Chorus

Chorus Master: Yishai Steckler

The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion

Sung in Italian

Surtitles in English and Hebrew

Surtitles: Israel Ouval

Length of performance: approx. two hours and 45 minutes

One of Verdi’s early successes. An improbable love story in which three men are in love with the same woman in 16th century Spain. Verdi at his very best!

Synopsis

Production's Album

Photos: Yossi Zwecker

Dates

Fri 7.1.11 (13:00), Sat 8.1.11 (20:00), Sun* 9.1.11 (20:00), Tues 11.1.11 (20:00), Wed 12.1.11

(20:00), Fri 14.1.11 (13:00), Sat 15.1.11 (20:00), Sun 16.1.11 (20:00), Mon 17.1.11 (20:00), 

Thurs 20.1.11 (20:00), Fri 21.1.11 (13:00), Sat  22.1.11 (20:00)

*Première Performance

Ticket Prices: 175/237/304/378/428 Nis
*15 Nis more for Saturday night performances

Towards Opening: Sat 1.1.11 (11:00)

Ticket Price: 70 Nis

Before the show back stage tours: Tue 11.1 (19:00), Wed 12.1 (19:00), Sun 16.1 (19:00),  Sat  22.1 (19:00)
                                                      
Ticket Price: 25 Nis

Opera Talkback: Tue 11.1, Fri 14.1, Sun 16.1, Mon 17.1