Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos

Oct 19, 2017

4h 50m

★ 0.0

Giuseppe Verdi's grand opera live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris on October 19th, 2017

Overview

Set in 16th-century France and Spain, Don Carlos tells of the political and amorous rivalry between King Philip II and his son, Don Carlos, over Elisabeth de Valois. Krzysztof Warlikowski strips down a tragedy haunted by ghosts, and places the intimate at the heart of an imaginary fresco truer than history itself. Along with Philippe Jordan, he reveals to the public the very first version of this great five-act opera: the version modified by Verdi himself for the work’s first performance in 1867.

Genres

Drama

History

Music

Production Companies

Opéra National de Paris

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Cast

Don Carlos

Jonas Kaufmann

Rodrigue

Ludovic Tézier

La Princesse Eboli

Elina Garanca

Elizabeth De Valois

Sonya Yoncheva

Thibault

Ève-Maud Hubeaux

Le Grand Inquisiteur

Dmitry Belosselskiy

Philippe II

Ildar Abdrazakov

Self - Conductor

Philippe Jordan

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