"Ermione" is the Italian name for "Hermione." If you need further context or a specific translation, please provide additional details!

At the beginning of the Trojan War was the desire ignited by the beautiful Helen. Ten years later, the war is over, and Helen's daughter Hermione has grown into a young woman. Now it is her beauty and her desire that spark new violent conflicts. Abandoned by her lover Pyrrhus, she embarks on a quest for revenge that leads to a brutal murder. The opera "Ermione," premiered in Naples in 1819, is one of the most innovative serious operas by Gioachino Rossini and is now being performed for the first time in Vienna. Four of the main roles grapple with the problem of unrequited love—a scandalous breach of the conventions of opera at the time. The work proved to be almost experimental in its bold narrative power and exorbitant demands on the singers, especially on the eve of the Belcanto era. The leading role features the dramatic coloratura soprano Anastasia Bartoli, who previously celebrated a triumphant success in the role of Ermione at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro.

Concert performance in Italian with German surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the performance begins.