Mar.
22
2015
04/11/15 – Don Carlo – 1pm
Metropolitan Opera
Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle
Approximate running time 4 hrs. 35 min.
Dynamic maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s ambitious score with a stand-out cast in Nicholas Hytner’s handsome production. Yonghoon Lee sings the title role, with Barbara Frittoli, Ekaterina Gubanova, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, James Morris, and Ferruccio Furlanetto, reprising his definitive portrayal of King Philip.
Sung in Italian
Cast
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Elisabeth de Valois: Barbara Frittoli
Eboli: Ekaterina Gubanova
Don Carlo: Yonghoon Lee
Rodrigo: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Philip II: Ferruccio Furlanetto
Grand Inquisitor: James Morris
Production Team
Production: Nicholas Hytner
Set & Costume Designer: Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer: Mark Henderson
Photo credits: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
