Don Carlo : opera in three acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille Du Locle ; based on the play by Friedrich Schiller ; production, John Dexter.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | New York : Metropolitan Opera Association, ©1983 ; Hollywood, CA : Pioneer Classics, ©2001. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (214 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Méry, Joseph, 1798-1865. |
| Other author/creator | Du Locle, Camille, 1832-1903. |
| Other author/creator | Dexter, John, 1925-1990. |
| Other author/creator | Domingo, Plácido, 1941- |
| Other author/creator | Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020 |
| Other author/creator | Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023 |
| Other author/creator | Quilico, Louis. |
| Other author/creator | Ghiaurov, Nicolai, 1929-2004. |
| Other author/creator | Furlanetto, Ferruccio. |
| Other author/creator | Levine, James, 1943-2021 |
| Other author/creator | Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805. Don Carlos. |
| Other author/creator | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Don Carlos. |
| Other author/creator | Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) |
| Other author/creator | Pioneer Classics (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus. |
| Other author/creator | Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra. |
| Abstract | Don Carlo, crown prince of Spain, falls in love with Elisabeth of Valois, originally promised to him but later married to his father King Philip, as part of the terms of a peace treaty between France and Spain. Incited to treason against his father on behalf of the Flemish, and accused of adultery with the queen, Don Carlo is cast into prison. Escaping, he flees to the monastery of St. Just, where Elisabeth comes to bid him farewell. The lovers are surprised by the King and the Grand Inquisitor, but Don Carlo is protected from them when the ghostly Charles V emerges from the tomb and draws him into the cloister. |
| General note | Cataloged from container and program notes. |
| General note | Issued with program notes and synopsis. |
| General note | Includes in 8 min. special program : Verdi at Sant'Agata. |
| Performer | Plácido Domingo (Don Carlo), Mirella Freni (Elizabeth of Valois), Grace Bumbry (Princess of Eboli), Louis Quilico (Rodrigo), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Philip II, King of Spain), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Grand Inquisitor) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Mar. 26, 1983. |
| Audience | General. |
| Technical details | DVD, Dolby digital. |
| Language | Sung in Italian, with English subtitles. |
| Genre/form | Operas. |
| Genre/form | Historical films. |
| Other title | Verdi at Sant'Agata. |
| Publisher number | PC-11562 Pioneer Classics |