By Giuseppe Verdi June 7 – July 2, 2020 In 16th - century Spain, Ernani is a deposed nobleman living on the run as a bandit. When two powerful men seek to make a prize of his lover, Ernani hatches a plot to rescue her — and free the country in the process. But in a world where tradition and loyalty rule, can an outlawed love win? Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè September 1968 Act 3 finale: San Francisco Opera Chorus “Ernani involami”: Leontyne Price “Come rugiada al cespite”: Renato Cioni “Infelice! e tu credevi”: Ezio Flagello “oh de’ verd’anni miei”: Peter Glossop Act 2 trio: Leontyne Price, Renato Cioni, Peter Glossop