Verdi: Don Carlo

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Verdi: Don Carlo (2012)

Directed by Joseph Franconi Lee, Tiziano Mancini

Music · 2h 53m

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

Giacomo Prestia Filippo II
M
Mario Malagnini Don Carlo
S
Simone Piazzola Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa
C
Cellia Costea Elisabetta di Valois
L
Luciano Montanaro Il Grande Inquisitore
A
Alla Pozniak La Principessa Eboli
P
Paolo Buttol An Old Monk
I
Irène Candelier Tebaldo / Una voce dal cielo
G
Giulio Pelligra Il Conte di Lerma
M
Marco Gaspari Un Araldo Reale

Crew

Director
Joseph Franconi Lee, Tiziano Mancini
Writer
Camille du Locle, Joseph Méry
Original Music Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Details

Release date
2012-10-05
Runtime
2h 53m
Genres
Music
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
Italy
Production
C Major Entertainment