Name: Don Carlo (Italian version)
Start: 2008-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2008-07-03T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Opera House

Organization

Ténor

Rolando Villazón

Don Carlos

Soprano

Marina Poplavskaya

Élisabeth de Valois

Baryton

Simon Keenlyside

Rodrigo

Basse

Ferruccio Furlanetto

Philippe II

Mezzo-soprano

Sonia Ganassi

La Princesse Eboli

Pumeza Matshikiza

Thibault

Nikola Matisic

Le Comte de Lerme

Eric Halfvarson

Le Grand Inquisiteur

Robert Lloyd

Un Moine

Anita Watson

Une Voix Céleste

Direction d'orchestre

Antonio Pappano

Mise en scène

Nicholas Hytner

Décors

Bob Crowley

Costumes

Lumières

Mark Henderson

Jacques Imbrailo

Un Héraut Royal

Krzysztof Szumanski

Kostas Smoriginas

Daniel Grice

Darren Jeffery

Vuyani Mlinde

Dimitris Tiliakos

Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Others

Chorus of the Royal Opera House

Don Carlo (Italian version) -  (Don Carlo (version italienne))

Londres

Royaume-Uni

Internationally acclaimed Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón in his break-out role as Don Carlos at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

The year is 1559. A peace treaty between France and Spain is on the point of being signed, arranging marriage between Princess Elizabeth of Valois, daughter of Henry II, and Don Carlos, son of Philipp II and heir to the Spanish throne. When Don Carlos (Rolando Villazón) and Elizabeth meet, they immediately fall in love despite fears about marrying a stranger. Unfortunately, their happiness is short-lived: the treaty is renegotiated, and Henry II will marry his daughter to King Philip II himself. To ensure peace between France and Spain, Elizabeth consents, leaving Carlos devastated.

As ever in Verdi's masterpieces, Don Carlo's story has its roots in the political and religious history of Europe. Like in a Racinian tragedy, the lovers' paths are determined by a political reality far more powerful than themselves.

Don Carlo Verdi

Public

Don Carlo (version italienne)

Valide

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