Victor Hugo's play "Hernani" premiered in Paris #OnThisDay in 1830; Giuseppe Verdi's "Ernani" was based on it & premiered in 1844; here's the great Anna Moffo singing "Ernani, involami":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oPAev8dgvQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernani
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernani_(drama)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oPAev8dgvQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernani
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernani_(drama)
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