Don Carlo (1980)
Don Carlo (1980) Metropolitan Opera. Verdi / italian. King Philip's court is plagued by rebels, family squabbles and intrigue. The Spanish Inquisition tries to exert its influence. The tension finally ignites at the King's coronation, where heretics are to be burned at the stake
Directors: John Dexter, Kirk Browning.
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Vasile Moldoveanu as Don Carlo |
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Renata Scotto as Elizabeth of Valois |
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Sherrill Milnes as Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa |
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Tatiana Troyanos as Princess Eboli |
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Paul Plishka as King Philip |
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Jerome Hines as The Grand Inquisitor |
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Therese Brandson as Celestial Voice |
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John Cheek as Friar |
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Betsy Norden as Tebaldo |
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Peter Sliker as Forester |
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Dana Talley as Count of Lerma |
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Barbara Greene as Countess of Aremberg |
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Timothy Jenkins as Herald |
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James Levine as Conductor |
| Directing | John Dexter | Director |
| Writing | Camille du Locle | Writer |
| Sound | James Levine | Music Director |
| Directing | Kirk Browning | Director |
| Writing | Friedrich Schiller | Original Story |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Joseph Méry | Writer |