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Don Carlo

Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo
Opera in four acts.
Libretto: François-Joseph Méry and Camille Du Locle
Sung in Italian with English, German, Spanish and Italian surtitles

Nicholas Hytner’s 2010 production for Verdi’s epic vision of the Spanish Inquisition features Ramón Vargas in the title role, joined by Barbara Frittoli, Anna Smirnova, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ferruccio Furlanetto, and Eric Halfvarson.

A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden,  and The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Production: Nicholas Hytner

Cast

Elisabeth de Valois: Barbara Frittoli
Eboli: Anna Smirnova
Don Carlo: Ramón Vargas
Rodrigo: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Philip II: Ferruccio Furlanetto
Grand Inquisitor: Eric Halfvarson

Production: Nicholas Hytner
Set & Costume Designer: Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer: Mark Henderson