Ernani
Subtitle: a lyrical drama in four parts
By: the music by Giuseppe Verdi ; the scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall ; as represented at Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, March, 1845
Edition: Authorized edition.
Publisher: Her Majesty's Theatre
Published: 1845
Place of publication: London
Language: ita; eng
Translated from: ita
Number of pages: 73
Subjects: Operas; Librettos
Work titles: Ernani
Notes: Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo, Hernani; first performed in Venice at the Teatro La Fenice, 9 March 1844. Cf. Grove music online.

Includes title vignette featuring coat of arms of United Kingdom.

"Dramatis personæ": p. [3]; includes performers.

Translator's note: p. [4].

"Argument": p. [5].

Advertisement for sheet music sold by Cramer, Beale & Co.: p. [74].

Includes stage directions.

Italian words with English translation on facing pages.

From the collection of John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward; previously in the collection of Clement Crisp.

Former owner's ms. signature at head of title: JHB Hayes.

Bound with: G. Verdi, I due Foscari (London: Her Majesty's Theatre, [1847]).

Vol. 36 of a 46-vol. set of librettos, possibly the reference copies of Her Majesty's Theatre.

Partial cast list from 1848 in ms.: p. [3].

No. 3 in a collection of 14 plays and opera and ballet librettos published in London between 1831-1864.

Text block split, spine detached; top outer corner of t.p. torn away; trimmed to 17 cm.

Bound in contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, edges sprinkled red.

Bound in contemporary blue buckram with gilt-stamped spine label: Operas; in case.