About This Show
Based on a Schiller play, Don Carlos brings history to life with huge dramatic force. Verdi’s largest most ambitious opera deals with the clash of personal and political motives at the court of Philip II of Spain, against a background of bitter religious and national conflicts.
Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Show Details
Running Time:
4hr 10min (0 intermissions)
Dates:
Opening Night: 29 June 2020
Final Performance: 19 July 2020
Creatives
Verdi
Music
Joseph Mery
Lyrics
Camille du Locle
Lyrics
Royal Opera
Producer
Norwegian National Opera
Producer
Metropolitan Opera New York
Producer
Richard Farnes
Conductor
Nicholas Hytner
Director
Bob Crowley
Design
Mark Henderson
Lighting
Scarlett Mackmin (movement)
Director
Terry King (fight)
Director
