Details
Based on a Schiller play, Don Carlos brings history to life with huge dramatic force. Verdi's largest most ambitious opera deals with the clash of personal and political motives at the court of Philip II of Spain, against a background of bitter religious and national conflicts. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Creatives/Company
Music: Verdi
Lyrics(s): Joseph Mery, Camille du Locle
Producer(s): Royal Opera, Norwegian National Opera, Metropolitan Opera New York
Conductor: Richard Farnes
Director(s): Nicholas Hytner, Scarlett Mackmin (movement), Terry King (fight)
Design: Bob Crowley
Lighting: Mark Henderson