Ernani

Ernani, an outlawed nobleman, is heading a resistance effort against Don Carlo, who killed Ernani's father. The rebel also is planning to elope with his beloved, Elvira. Unfortunately, Don Carlo also has designs on Elvira... In his early years, Verdi's librettos are rife with Ridiculous Coincidences and Preposterous Plot Twists, and Ernani is no exception. It's the music that lifts it from the laughably absurd to another realm. His Nabucco brought him fame throughout Italy, but Ernani pushed him onto the world stage. Within a year it was being performed throughout Europe; Verdi had arrived.