Verdis don carlo has special resonance at covent garden. Especially nice is the inclusion of the wonderful act 4 philipcarlo duet after rodrigos death that was cut before the premiere, which verdi later reused for the lacrimosa in his requiem. Don carlo work giuseppe verdicamille du locle opera. Montserrat caballe finale don carlo giuseppe verdi 15 seconds holding the last tone duration. Giuseppe verdi don carlo vinyl records, lp, cd on cdandlp. Giuseppe verdi don carlos act iii finale auto da fe youtube. Verdi s don carlo verdi s enigmatic yet profoundly beautiful opera takes just about every moral dilemma imaginable and gives them all recognizable, human faces, the sort. Don carlo teatro alla scala 2017 production milano. Don carlo decca the originals by sir georg solti, orchestra of the royal opera house, renata tebaldi, grace bumbry, carlo bergonzi, dietrich fischerdieskau, nicolai ghiaurov, marti talvela from amazons classical music store. The production and series of performances at covent garden, of which this recording is of the second, made waves throughout the operatic world as no other production of don carlo had done previously. Summary the infante don carlos and elisabeth of valois, initially promised to one another, see their love become impossible after a new plan to marry the. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Placido domingo, montserrat caballe, shirley verrett, ruggero raimondi, giuseppe verdi, carlo maria giulini, royal opera house covent garden orch.
We want to stage a queer version of giuseppe verdis don carlo, in which don carlo is actually a soprano. Don carlos highlights by jaakko ryhanen and tens of millions of other songs. The bluray sound is perfect and the picture quality pin sharp on the uhd tv. Today we dive into the history of verdis brilliant work, don carlo. The first is the fiveact french version which premiered in paris in 1867. Don carlos domingo, caballe, giulini by verdi, giuseppe on cd. Don carlo, especially in the milan version, is considered an opera with an unresolved finale. This is a list of recordings of don carlos, an opera by giuseppe verdi known as don carlo in its italianlanguage versions.
The finale of don carlo is notoriously openended, leaving much of the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was here, 50 years ago, that a legendary production, directed by visconti and conducted by giulini, both vindicated a then little known work and brought the presentation of. As operas go, you dont get grander than verdis don carlo. Don carlo muti, pavarotti, ramey, et al by verdi, giuseppe on dvd. Nei giardin del bello ebolitebaldocoro di dame artist luciana dintinomarilena laurenzacoro del teatro alla scala, milanoorchestra del teatro alla. The second, a fiveact italian version which premiered in naples in 1872. Don carlo has often been a problematic work for conductors and stage directors down through the years as theyve had to choose from multiple versions of the work. One of verdis greatest works is best known in its italian translation as don carlo, but he originally wrote the operas music to a french. The story goes that this original version of don carlos still had to be cut by half. Princess eboli, lady in waiting to the queen of spain voice part. Artsedge, part of the rubenstein arts access program, is generously funded. Giuseppe verdi don carlos warner classics bluray 2564.
In 1977, claudio abbado presented verdis don carlo in the version in italian with five acts, which he was to resume in 1868. Of all the don carlos 5 act italian versions on dvd, this one has to be at the top of the list on all accounts. Verdis don carlo verdis enigmatic yet profoundly beautiful opera takes just about every moral dilemma imaginable. Don carlo roberto alagna, the spanish crown prince, and elizabeth of valois marina poplavskaya, daughter of the king of france, fall in love, only to be torn apart by international politics when carlos father, king philip ii ferruccio furlanetto, decides to marry elizabeth himself. Don carlo revival fails to completely catch fire bachtrack. Don carlos simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Carlo confides his love to rodrigo, marquis of posa, who advises him to forget elisabeth and ask for the governorship of flanders, where he may. Don carlo dramma lirico in cinque atti musica giuseppe verdi le roncole, 10 ottobre 18 milano, 27 gennaio 1901 librett. In stock usually ships in mf days guaranteed same day shipping for orders with ups 1, 2. Tune in to classical mpr on saturday, march 9, at 10 a. Schillers story is based on the true story of the life of carlos, prince of asturias 15451568 who was promised that he could marry elisabeth of valois. Don carlos is a masterful work, perfectly blending tension and restraint, profane and sacred, condemnation and redemption, all against a backdrop of amorous, friendly and political rivalries.
O don fatale o don fatal from act iv act iii in fouract version, scene 1 of the italianfrench opera, don carlos by giuseppe verdi libretto. Ramon vargas as the title character ken howardmetropolitan opera. When don carlos first premiered in 1867, the publisher ricordi commissioned liszt to write a piece on it, and the composer complied with a. It launched the work into its rightful place in the verdi mainstream. Indeed, with don carlo, verdi embarked on a subject that would take nearly a. Would highly recommend this to all verdi enthusiasts. Ct to hear verdis don carlo, live from the metropolitan opera in new york city. Yet his drama, based on schillers epic play of the spanish inquisition. For many this is the best version of the opera, but the bottom line is that there is no such thing as a real version of the opera with differing versions having different strengths.
Carlos iano tamar elisabeth alastair milesphilipe ii. The originals don carlos domingo, ricciarelli, claudio abbado. I consider these slightly less wellsung than the karajan 4 acter mostly because i dont much care for obratzovas hammy eboli. It was based on a famous german play called don carlos, infante of spain by friedrich schiller. Simultaneously, the opera will be transmitted to around 1,500 theaters around the world, some 900 of them outside the u. In one of operas most famous duets, rodrigo and don carlo take a vow of. And that explains elisabettas inability to love filippo, rachel notices, if shes a gold star lesbian, who cant persuade herself to. Verdi peter konwitschny regie werner hintze dramaturgie johannes leiacker buhne ramon vargas d. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Yet this third revival of nicholas hytners 2008 production was a flameless affair without a single barbecued. Family ties fray and unravel in verdis spectacle of forbidden passion, political intrigue, and. Before its 1867 paris premiere he made a number of cuts for various musical and nonmusical reasons.
Carsen gave a very personal interpretation, by having both carlo and filippo killed in the end, with posa showing up in full regalia. Don carlo sex, politics and opera the opera don carlo can be both a story in real life, and a metaphor for sex entwined in politics, and how we are magnetically drawn to it. Chorus and orchestra of the teatro regio, turin, noseda. In addition, it has been noted by david kimball that the fontainebleau scene and autodafe were the most substantial of several incidents borrowed from. In prep for that performance, here are 10 facts which you might not know about the opera. Don carlo or don carlos what is the best version of. At modena, two years later, a five act version, in italian and including a translation of the first act was given with, it is claimed, verdis approval.
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