Organization

Soprano (+1)

Mei Gui Zhang

Thibault

Soprano

Amanda Woodbury

Heavenly Voice

Baritone (+3)

Joo Won Kang

The Count of Lerma

Tenor

Eric Ferring

Royal Herald

Mezzo-soprano (+5)

Jamie Barton

Princess Eboli

Stage director

Stage director (+5)

David McVicar

Set designer

Set designer (+3)

Charles Edwards

Costume designer

Costume designer (+1)

Brigitte Reiffenstuel

Lighting designer

Lighting designer (+1)

Adam Silverman

Choreographer

Choreographer (+1)

Leah Hausman

Soprano (+3)

Sonya Yoncheva

Elizabeth of Valois

Tenor (+2)

Matthew Polenzani

Don Carlos

Baritone (+2)

Etienne Dupuis

Marquis of Posa

Bass (+5)

John Relyea

The Grand Inquisitor

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera House

The Metropolitan Opera

Chorus

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Silent

Anne Dyas

Countess of Aremberg

Bass-baritone (+4)

Vladyslav Buialskyi

Flemish Envoys

Samson Setu

Msimelelo Mbali

Bass-baritone (+6)

Christopher Job

Bass-baritone (+3)

Jeongcheol Cha

Paul Corona

Bass (+6)

Matthew Rose

A monk

Bass-baritone (+5)

Eric Owens

Philip II

Conductor

Conductor (+3)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Patrick Furrer

Bass (+3)

Matthew Anchel

For the first time in company history, the Met presents the original five-act French version of Verdi’s epic opera of doomed love among royalty, set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition. Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a world-beating cast of opera’s leading lights, including tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role, soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Élisabeth de Valois, and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton as Eboli. Bass-baritones Eric Owens and John Relyea are Philippe II and the Grand Inquisitor, and baritone Etienne Dupuis rounds out the all-star principal cast as Rodrigue. Verdi’s masterpiece receives a monumental new staging by David McVicar that marks his 11th Met production, placing him among the most prolific and popular directors in recent Met memory.

French

Don Carlos (French version)

New York City

United States

While Verdi’s longest and most ambitious opera has been a mainstay on the Met stage for much of the last century, it wasn’t until the company’s 2021–22 season that Don Carlos was presented in its original French. To commemorate the auspicious occasion, the Met mounted a new production by director David McVicar, with audience favorite Matthew Polenzani making his role debut as the title prince. Alongside the star tenor, this performance from the Live in HD series also features soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Carlos’s forbidden love, Élisabeth de Valois, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton as the Princess of Eboli, and baritone Etienne Dupuis as Rodrigue, Carlos’s most loyal companion. Rounding out the principal cast, bass-baritone Eric Owens is King Philippe II, and bass-baritone John Relyea is the Grand Inquisitor. Patrick Furrer takes the podium to lead the mighty forces of the Met Orchestra and Chorus.

Don Carlos Verdi

English

German

Spanish

Watch a trailer for David McVicar’s new staging of Verdi’s Don Carlos, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. On stage through March 26. 2021–22 season.

Don Carlos: Trailer

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