Verdi's Don Carlo
Luc Bondy (stage director), Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor) – With Roberto Alagna (Don Carlos), Thomas Hampson (Rodrigo)...
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Cast
Luc Bondy — Stage director
Gilles Aillaud — Set designer
Moidele Bickel — Costume designer
Vinicio Cheli — Lighting designer
Lucinda Childs — Choreographer
Roberto Alagna — Don Carlos, Infante of Spain
Thomas Hampson — Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa
Karita Mattila — Elisabeth de Valois
José van Dam — Philip II, King of Spain
Waltraud Meier — Princess Eboli
Eric Halfvarson — Grand Inquisitor
Csaba Airizer — A Monk / Carlos V
Anat Efraty — Thibault, page to Elisabeth
Donna Brown — Voice from Heaven
Scot Weir — The Count of Lerma/A Royal Herald
Chœur du Théâtre du Châtelet
Program notes
Intricate and beautiful musical storytelling are at the core of Don Carlos, Verdi’s operatic interpretation of the doomed love story of Elisabeth de Valois and Don Carlos, Infante of Spain. Luc Bondy’s 1996 French-language production featured a cast of true all-stars, with Roberto Alagna (Don Carlos), Thomas Hampson (Rodrigue), Karita Mattila (Elisabeth de Valois), and Sir Antonio Pappano at the head of the Orchestre de Paris.
Based on Friedrich Schiller’s eponymous play, Verdi’s opera Don Carlos was inspired by real historical events of the mid-16th century: as part of a peace treaty between the Houses of Habsburg and Valois, Elisabeth of Valois was required to marry King Philip II of Spain, abruptly cancelling her previous betrothal to Philip’s son, Carlos. Originally composed on a French libretto and premiered in Paris' Salle Le Peletier in 1867, the opera would see success only in a shortened version translated into Italian and premiered in London later that same year. This 1996 production at the Théâtre du Châtelet represented one of the recent revivals of the opera in the original French, and was celebrated for its exemplary cast and elegant staging.
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