Organization

Stage director

Günther Schneider-Siemssen

Singer

Bass

Ferruccio Furlanetto

Philip II

Soprano

Fiamma Izzo D'Amico

Elisabeth of Valois

Tenor

José Carreras

Don Carlo

Mezzo-soprano

Agnes Baltsa

Princess Eboli

Matti Salminen

The Grand Inquisitor

Franco De Grandis

A Monk

Volker Horn

Royal Herald

Salzburger Festspiele

Orchestra

Berliner Philharmoniker

Others

Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Sofia

Salzburger Konzertchor

Don Carlo (Italian version)

Salzburg

Austria

Großes Festspielhaus

Considered one of Verdi’s most challenging works, Don Carlos gets the royal treatment in this production at the Salzburg Festival directed by Herbert von Karajan. Verdi's opera demands soloists of incredible technical ability who are also capable of communicating their character’s struggles with exceptional expressiveness. Inspired by Schiller’s eponymous historical tragedy, Don Carlos explores the conflicts between 16th-century European society and the heavy-handed political influence of the Catholic Church, as well as the roles of liberty and religion in the life of modern man.

Don Carlo Verdi

Public

Approved

Don Carlo (Italian version) by Verdi, From (1986/1986), Directed by Günther Schneider-Siemssen,, Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble

Program, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues