Don Carlo loves Elizabeth, but his father Philip marries her. Lady-in-waiting Eboli loves Don Carlo, unrequited, so she seeks revenge. Political intrigue plus the Spanish Inquisition also shape the events.
Director & Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Director & Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
On the dvd booklet: filmed 1986 at the Salzburger Osterfestspiele (Easter Festival is the google translation). Per their archive, it was 22.3 & 31. 3. 1986, 18:00, in the Großes Festspielhaus (Big festival house).
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257557/
First performance at Paris, March 11, 1867
Time: 1559
Place: Madrid
Another very good opera and performance. Especially good acting from King Philip during his self-pity aria in act 3 (Ella giammai m' amò! : She never loved me! ...Yeah, dude, she was betrothed to your son.)
The plot is a little too complicated, and although this lasts 3 hours, some threads aren't well developed. The ending in particular is very brief and puzzling. The darkness of the scene where Don Carlo has a swordfight is (perhaps deliberately) hard to make out.
Several times I commented to myself that I liked the music, although this doesn't have any "hit" arias that I know of.
All the 6 principals got big applause, with JC getting the biggest of them. But the really big roar was for the director/conductor HvK (b. '08). Amazing that he died in '89.
First performance at Paris, March 11, 1867
Time: 1559
Place: Madrid
Another very good opera and performance. Especially good acting from King Philip during his self-pity aria in act 3 (Ella giammai m' amò! : She never loved me! ...Yeah, dude, she was betrothed to your son.)
The plot is a little too complicated, and although this lasts 3 hours, some threads aren't well developed. The ending in particular is very brief and puzzling. The darkness of the scene where Don Carlo has a swordfight is (perhaps deliberately) hard to make out.
Several times I commented to myself that I liked the music, although this doesn't have any "hit" arias that I know of.
All the 6 principals got big applause, with JC getting the biggest of them. But the really big roar was for the director/conductor HvK (b. '08). Amazing that he died in '89.
Cast:
PHILIP II, King of Spain Bass : Ferruccio Furlanetto
ELIZABETH OF VALOIS, Queen of Spain Soprano : Fiamma Izzo d'Amico
PRINCESS EBOLI, her lady-in-waiting Mezzo-soprano : Agnes Baltsa
DON CARLOS, heir to the Spanish throne Tenor : José Carreras
RODRIGO, Marquis of Posa Baritone : Piero Cappuccilli
THE GRAND INQUISITOR Bass : Matti Salminen
TEBALDO, Elizabeth’s page Soprano
A MONK Bass
THE ROYAL HERALD Tenor
A HEAVENLY VOICE Soprano
Telemondial, distr. Sony Classics, cond. von Karajan; 8
ELIZABETH OF VALOIS, Queen of Spain Soprano : Fiamma Izzo d'Amico
PRINCESS EBOLI, her lady-in-waiting Mezzo-soprano : Agnes Baltsa
DON CARLOS, heir to the Spanish throne Tenor : José Carreras
RODRIGO, Marquis of Posa Baritone : Piero Cappuccilli
THE GRAND INQUISITOR Bass : Matti Salminen
TEBALDO, Elizabeth’s page Soprano
A MONK Bass
THE ROYAL HERALD Tenor
A HEAVENLY VOICE Soprano
Telemondial, distr. Sony Classics, cond. von Karajan; 8
