Don Carlo is one of the most enigmatic, yet compelling operas Verdi ever composed. The (largely ctional) story takes place in mid-1500s Spain and is loosely based on historical characters after Schiller’s play Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien. The complex plot weaves together a number of personal, political, religious and moral con icts, wrapping them up in a climactic ending which conveys a thrill of the supernatural. There are four versions of Don Carlo, all personally revised by Verdi. The rst is a ve-act grand opéra in French (Paris 1867); the second, a ve-act Italian version (Naples 1872), was shortened to four acts for Milan in 1884. The present production at La Fenice, where the opera premiered in 1869, follows the 1884 version.
Conductor | Myung-Whun Chung
Director | Robert Carsen
allestimento Opéra National du Rhin Strasbourg e Aalto-Theater Essen 24, 27, 30 novembre, 3, 7 dicembre 2019 / Teatro La Fenice
Domenica 24, Mercoledì 27, Sabato 30 novembre, Martedì 3 e Sabato 7 dicembre 2019
Presso il Teatro La Fenice di Venezia