| Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) | Don Carlo(s) |
| Opéra national de Paris | ||
| Simone Young | Conductor | |
| Krzysztof Warlikowski | Director | |
| Małgorzata Szczęśniak | Set Designer, Costume Designer | |
| Felice Ross | Lighting Designer | |
| Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris | ||
| Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris | ||
| Christian Van Horn | Bass-baritone | Philippe II |
| Charles Castronovo | Tenor | Don Carlos |
| Andrzej Filończyk | Baritone | Rodrigue, marquis de Posa |
| Alexander Tsymbalyuk | Bass | Le Grand Inquisiteur |
| Marina Rebeka | Soprano | Elisabeth de Valois |
| Ekaterina Gubanova | Mezzo-soprano | La princesse Eboli |
| Sava Vemić | Bass | Un moine |
| Marine Chagnon | Soprano | Thibault |
| Teona Todua | Soprano | Une voix céleste |
| Manase Latu | Tenor | Le comte de Lerme |
| Hyun-Jong Roh | Tenor | Un héraut royal |
| Amin Ahangaran | Bass | Députés flamands |
| Niall Anderson | Baritone | Députés flamands |
| Alejandro Baliñas Vieites | Bass | Députés flamands |
| Vartan Gabrielian | Bass-baritone | Députés flamands |
| Florent Mbia | Bass | Députés flamands |
| Milan Perišić | Baritone | Députés flamands |
Verdi’s Don Carlos, commissioned by the Paris Opera where it premiered in 1867, brought a new direction to the composer’s musical inspiration: a dark and intense score, in which political, religious and moral issues stir characters in the throes of inner torment.
Flowing into the mould of French grand opera without abandoning melodic richness, the composer of La Traviata and Rigoletto places less emphasis on the love story than on broader themes such as the solitude of power or the thirst for freedom, embodied by the Spanish infant, Don Carlos, and his friend Rodrigue, defender of the Flemish people.
This fascinating work’s Shakespearean dimension was bound to appeal to Krzysztof Warlikowski, whose staging reveals the secret inner worlds of the characters, prisoners of the court, the Church and etiquette.
Duration : 4h40 with 2 intervals
Language : French
Surtitles : French / English.
Single tickets on sale from 15th October 2024, from 12 pm.