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Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos

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

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.

Top Cast

  • Jonas Kaufmann

    Jonas Kaufmann

    Don Carlos

  • Ludovic Tézier

    Ludovic Tézier

    Rodrigue

  • Elīna Garanča

    Elīna Garanča

    La Princesse Eboli

  • Sonya Yoncheva

    Sonya Yoncheva

    Elizabeth De Valois

  • Ève-Maud Hubeaux

    Ève-Maud Hubeaux

    Thibault

  • Dmitry Belosselskiy

    Dmitry Belosselskiy

    Le Grand Inquisiteur

  • Ildar Abdrazakov

    Ildar Abdrazakov

    Philippe II

  • Philippe Jordan

    Philippe Jordan

    Self - Conductor

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.

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