Verdi
Don Carlo
There have always been bitter rivalries between fathers and sons, but the tension between King Philip II of Spain (Giorgio Tozzi) and his heir Don Carlo (Franco Corelli) reaches new levels in Verdi’s magnificent opera. Leonie Rysanek is electrifying as Elisabeth of Valois, promised to Don Carlo but suddenly married to Philip instead. Irene Dalis is the beautiful but treacherous Princess Eboli who wants Don Carlo, even though she is his father’s mistress. With Hermann Uhde as the menacing Grand Inquisitor.
Full SynopsisPerformance Info
Performance Date
Mar 7, 1964
Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry, translation by Achille de Lauzières
Run Time
2 HRS 35 MIN
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus