First performed in 1830, this was once described as a play on which the "romantic school centered its hopes". The Classicists at the time felt that this play was a threat to everything they deemed important in literature. Set in 16th century Spain, Hernani is a tale of romance and intrigue.
Described in 1912 thusly: "The performance was permitted, so tradition says, in the expectation that the play would discredit the romantic school once and for all. The principal actress, Mlle. Mars, was outraged by Hugo’s imagery, and refused point blank to call Firmin [actor] her ‘lion, superb and generous.’ A goodly claque, drawn from the ateliers and salons, brought the play to an overwhelming triumph, and for fifteen years the dominance of the romantic school was indisputable." ... and "Hernani passes from one cataclysmic experience to another; the whole of life seems to depend on the blowing of a hunting horn.".
This play inspired the opera "Ernani" by Giuseppe Verdi, premiered in 1844. - Summary by Jake Malizia
Cast list:
Hernani:
Greg GiordanoDon Carlos:
Jake MaliziaDon Ruy Gomez de Silva:
Alan MapstoneDoña Sol de Silva:
Jenn BrodaThe King of Bohemia:
Algy PugThe Duke of Bavaria:
James R. HedrickThe Duke of Gotha:
Michael BroomhillThe Duke of Lutzelbourg:
redrunDon Sancho :
Adrian StephensDon Mathias:
John PaytonDon Ricardo:
Larry WilsonDon Garcie Suarez:
James R. HedrickDon Francisco:
Andrew GaunceDon Juan de Haro:
KHandDon Gil Tellez Giron:
Sandra SchmitDoña Josefa Duarte:
Lynette CaulkinsA Mountaineer:
ToddHWA Lady:
Michele EatonFirst Conspirator:
Adrian StephensSecond Conspirator:
John PaytonThird Conspirator:
Andrew GaunceA Conspirator:
ToddHWThe Page:
James R. HedrickStage Directions:
SoniaEditing:
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