Organization

Opéra Royal de Wallonie - Liège

Conductor

Wen-Pin Chien

Stage director

Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera

Revival Director

Gianni Santucci

Set designer

Gary McCann

Costume designer

Fernand Ruiz

Lighting designer

Franco Marri

Singer

Tenor

Irakli Kakhidze

Don Carlo

Matteo Falcier

Bass

Taihwan Park

Philip II

Sergii Kovnir

Soprano

Li Keng

Elisabeth of Valois

Nina Muho

Baritone

Marcello Rosiello

Rodrigo

Mezzo-soprano

Jo-Pei Weng

Princess Eboli

Gosha Kowalinska

Ramaz Chikviladze

The Grand Inquisitor

Lai Chueh-yu

Thibault

Rios Li

The Count of Lerma

Royal Herald

Ming-Mou Hsieh

A Monk

You-jhong Liang

A Voice from Heaven

Orchestra

Evergreen Symphony Orchestra

Others

Kaohsiung Chamber Choir

Kaohsiung City Wind Orchestra

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)

Italian

Don Carlo (Italian version)

Kaohsiung City

Taiwan

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts

Don Carlo Verdi

Public

Private

Chinese

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Approved

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Although there are few absolutes in this world, the prevailing opinion is that Don Carlo is Giuseppe VERDI's richest, most profound, most exciting, and possibly even his greatest creation. This work was originally a five-act, French-language opera commissioned for the Paris Opera, which was at that time the best funded, most ornate, and most resource-rich theater in the world. VERDI continued revising the opera after its premiere. After seven revisions, the final version was a four-act, Italian-language opera completed in 1882-83. This is the version that Weiwuying is staging.

 

Don Carlo is based on Friedrich SCHILLER's play Don Carlos. In the story, all the characters are constrained. French Princess Elisabetta and Spanish Prince Don Carlo are in love, but she is forced to marry Carlo's father, King Filippo II. Princess Eboli is in love with Carlo. She frames the queen out of jealousy and hatred, while being the king's mistress herself. The loyal nobleman Rodrigo risks his life to plead for religious freedom for Flanders, and the Grande Inquisitore demands his execution. The plot involves intense palace infighting and intrigue. In addition to parent-child friction, amorous entanglements, and political conflicts, Don Carlo also shows the struggle between kingship and religious authority, which both agitates and enthralls people. 

 

VERDI's response to the tangled and complicated plot was to cut to the chase. He composed powerful arias and duets, as well as magnificent yet dark and terrifying scenes. It can be said this work is the culmination of German drama, French grand opera, and Italian music. The diverse roles call for a full vocal range, making Don Carlo a sumptuous vocal music feast. It is also the most brilliant product of opera's golden age and a timeless classic. The open ending of Don Carlo gives directors the opportunity to show their creativity. This is the premiere of this multinational co-production in Taiwan, and you won't want to miss it!

Don Carlo (Italian version) by Verdi, From (2022/2022), Directed by Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera,, Conductor Wen-Pin Chien, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

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