Verdi: Don Carlo
In 1559 in the Forest of Fontainebleau, during the peace negotiations between France and Spain: under the terms of the treaty, the Infante of Spain, Carlos, was to marry Elisabeth de Valois, the daughter of King Henry II of France. During a hunting party, the Infante Carlos (tenor), who loves (Io la vidi) Elisabeth de Valois (soprano), daughter of the King of France, whom he is soon to marry, manages to meet her and declare his love, which is reciprocated. But his father, the King of Spain, Philip II, decides to marry Elisabeth himself. ‘Don Carlos 7’ is a ‘grand opera à la française’ in five acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, based on Friedrich von Schiller’s tragedy ‘Don Carlos’, premiered on 11 March 1867 at the Paris Opera. From the box set ‘Tutto Verdi’ featuring 27 of Verdi’s operas. Recorded live at the Teatro Comunale ‘Luciano Pavarotti’ in Modena on 5, 17, 19 and 21 October 2012.
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Cast
10 people
Giacomo Prestia
Filippo II
Also in
Verdi: Aida (Teatro di San Carlo)
Don Carlo
Mario Malagnini
Don Carlo
Also in
Carmen
Simone Piazzola
Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa
Also in
Attila
Don Carlo - ROH
Cellia Costea
Elisabetta di Valois
No other roles listed
Luciano Montanaro
Il Grande Inquisitore
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Luisa Miller
Alla Pozniak
La Principessa Eboli
No other roles listed
Paolo Buttol
An Old Monk
No other roles listed
Irène Candelier
Tebaldo / Una voce dal cielo
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Giulio Pelligra
Il Conte di Lerma
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The Slippers
Il giovane Puccini
Marco Gaspari
Un Araldo Reale
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Tiziano Mancini Director · Joseph Franconi Lee Director Camille du Locle Writer
First release October 5, 2012 · Produced in Italy
Production
C Major Entertainment
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · October 5, 2012
Premiere · Live performance at Teatro Comunale « Luciano Pavarotti » de Modène
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
December 4, 2012 · Physical · DVD release
November 13, 2013 · Physical · Tutto Verdi. Le opere. Vol. 3 (1855-1893) (DVD)
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