A star-studded Don Carlo opens the season at La Scala

Anna Netrebko (Elisabetta)

Anna Netrebko (Elisabetta) and Michele Pertusi (Filippo II)

Luca Salsi (Posa), Francesco Meli (Carlo) and the Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Michele Pertusi (Filippo II) and Jongmin Park (Il Grande Inquisitore)

Anna Netrebko (Elisabetta) and Elīna Garanča (Eboli)

Elīna Garanča (Eboli)

By Laura Servidei, 09 December 2023

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“Netrebko... a timbre which has hardly ever sounded so supple, so full, so velvety”

Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 7 December 2023

Verdi, Don Carlo(s) (4 act version, sung in Italian)

Teatro alla Scala

Riccardo Chailly, Conductor

Lluís Pasqual, Director

Daniel Bianco, Set Designer

Franca Squarciapino, Costume Designer

Pascal Mérat, Lighting Designer

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Franc Aleu, Video

Michele Pertusi, Filippo II

Francesco Meli, Don Carlo

Luca Salsi, Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa

Jongmin Park, Il Grande Inquisitore

Anna Netrebko, Elisabetta di Valois

Elīna Garanča, La Principessa Eboli

Jinxu Xiahou, Tebaldo, Il Conte di Lerma, Un araldo reale

Rosalia Cid, Una voce dal cielo

Huanhong Livio Li, Un frate

Nuria Castejón, Choreography

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.