Plot
Rolando Villazón Triumphantly Returns To The Stage As Don Carlo In The 2007/2008 Royal Opera House'S Producton Of Don Carlo. National Theatre director Nicholas Hytner's new staging of Verdi's grandest-- and arguably greatest -- opera, Don Carlo, was the highlight of the 2007/2008 Royal Opera House season. This new production marked Rolando Villazón's much anticipated and triumphant return. Set amidst the political, religious and sexual intrigue of the 16th century Spanish court, this epic work tells the tragic story of Don Carlo, a virtuous young prince who is pitted against the powers of a dominant, corrupt society. First staged at The Royal Opera House in 1886, this new production is the first new version of the 5-Act complete opera to be staged at Covent Garden in 50 years. With sets and costumes by Bob Crowley, direction by Nicholas Hytner, and an enviable cast, this production of Don Carlo is worthy of the greatness of Verdi's original, masterful work.
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Cast
Marina Poplavskaya
Elisabetta di Valois
Simon Keenlyside
Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa
Sonia Ganassi
La Principessa Eboli
Rolando Villazón
Don Carlos
Ferruccio Furlanetto
Filippo II
Eric Halfvarson
Il Grande Inquisitore
Alexander D'Andrea
Priest inquisitor
Pumeza Matshikiza
Tebaldo
Anita Watson
Una voce dal cielo
Nikola Matišic
Il conte di Lerma
Robert Lloyd
Un frate / Carlos V
Alexander D'Andrea
Sacerdote Inquisitore
Antonio Pappano
Conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
