Don Carlos

Synopsis

Considered one of Verdi’s most challenging works, Don Carlos gets the royal treatment in this production at the Salzburg Festival directed by Herbert von Karajan. Verdi's opera demands soloists of incredible technical ability who are also capable of communicating their character’s struggles with exceptional expressiveness. Inspired by Schiller’s eponymous historical tragedy, Don Carlos explores the conflicts between 16th-century European society and the heavy-handed political influence of the Catholic Church, as well as the roles of liberty and religion in the life of modern man.

Additional Info

• No: 8567
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
• Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
• Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker; Chor der Nationaloper Sofia, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Salzburger Konzertchor
• Artists: Ferruccio Furlanetto, Fiamma Izzo d'Amico, José Carreras, Agnes Baltsa, Piero Cappuccilli, Matti Salminen
• Production year: 1986
• Run time: 02:58:00
• Director: Stage Director: Herbert von Karajan
• Producers: Telemondial in co-production with ORF and ZDF
• Format: HDTV 16:9