The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlo (2010)

Music

Family jealousy, threat of rebellion, political back-stabbing and the Inquisition weigh heavy on the court of King Phillip II. The tension finally ignites at the King's coronation, where a number of heretics are to be burnt at the stake.

Cast

Don Carlo
Roberto Alagna
Elisabeth of Valois
Marina Poplavskaya
A Celestial Voice
J Jennifer Check
Flemish Deputy
D Donovan Singletary
Flemish Deputy
C Christopher Schaldenbrand
Flemish Deputy
J Joshua Benaim
Flemish Deputy
Tyler Simpson
Flemish Deputy
K Keith Harris
Flemish Deputy
E Eric Jordan
M MET Orchestra
Tebaldo - Elisabeth's page
L Layla Claire
The Count of Lerma
E Eduardo Valdes
Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa
Simon Keenlyside
Philip II - King of Spain
Ferruccio Furlanetto
The Princess Eboli
A Anna Smirnova
The Countess of Aremberg
A Anne Dyas
A Friar
A Alexei Tanovitsky
The Grand Inquisitor
Eric Halfvarson

Crew

Original Music Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Writer
J Joseph Méry
Writer
C Camille du Locle
Original Story
Friedrich Schiller
Music Director
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Director
Nicholas Hytner
Director
Gary Halvorson