Don Carlo

Don Carlo

A very good, complete production of Don Carlos

1983 en 213 minutes

Rating: 8

Plot

Ghiaurov, Freni, and Bumbry were great voices in their time, and they are still effective here -- good enough musicians to put over the quite heavy vocal and expressive demands of their roles. Louis Quilico was never quite in that league, and he sounds a bit spread and woofy in places here, but he works hard and effectively to bring Rodrigo to life. Placido Domingo recorded his first Don Carlo, for EMI with Giulini, about 15 years before this production, but he looks and sounds fine here -- in the early 1980's he was doing very good Otellos and Lohengrins too, and Furlanetto, still in his 30's, brings a rich, young voice to an old part and succeeds in making the Grand Inquisitor vocally as well as expressively formidable. Levine brings both weight and energy to the score, and that reading fits well with the overall "traditional" design and production -- the Met's wardrobe budget must have been severely taxed, but everybody looks splendid.

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Cast

Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo

Don Carlo

Mirella Freni

Mirella Freni

Elisabeth de Valois

Nicolai Ghiaurov

Nicolai Ghiaurov

Philippe II

Louis Quilico

Louis Quilico

Rodrigo

Grace Bumbry

Grace Bumbry

Princesa de Éboli

Ferruccio Furlanetto

Ferruccio Furlanetto

El Gran Inquisidor

Betsy Norden

Betsy Norden

Thibault

Julien Robbins

Julien Robbins

Monje

Marvis Martin

Marvis Martin

Una voz celestial

John Gilmore

John Gilmore

Conde de Lerma

James Levine

James Levine

Conductor

MET Orchestra

MET Orchestra

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