Don Carlo

Don Carlo (1983)

A very good, complete production of Don Carlos

  • Genre: Music
  • Release Date: 1983-07-28
  • User Rating: 8/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 3h 33min
  • Language: Italiano
  • Production Company: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Brian Large, John Dexter.
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Summary

Ghiaurov, Freni, and Bumbry were great voices in their time, and they are still effective here -- good enough musicians to put over the quite heavy vocal and expressive demands of their roles. Louis Quilico was never quite in that league, and he sounds a bit spread and woofy in places here, but he works hard and effectively to bring Rodrigo to life. Placido Domingo recorded his first Don Carlo, for EMI with Giulini, about 15 years before this production, but he looks and sounds fine here -- in the early 1980's he was doing very good Otellos and Lohengrins too, and Furlanetto, still in his 30's, brings a rich, young voice to an old part and succeeds in making the Grand Inquisitor vocally as well as expressively formidable. Levine brings both weight and energy to the score, and that reading fits well with the overall "traditional" design and production -- the Met's wardrobe budget must have been severely taxed, but everybody looks splendid.

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  • Plácido Domingo

    as Don Carlo
  • Mirella Freni

    as Elisabeth de Valois
  • Nicolai Ghiaurov

    as Philippe II
  • Louis Quilico

    as Rodrigo
  • Grace Bumbry

    as Princesa de Éboli
  • Ferruccio Furlanetto

    as El Gran Inquisidor
  • Betsy Norden

    as Thibault
  • Julien Robbins

    as Monje
  • Marvis Martin

    as Una voz celestial
  • John Gilmore

    as Conde de Lerma
  • James Levine

    as Conductor
  • MET Orchestra

    as
Writing Friedrich Schiller Original Story
Directing Brian Large Director
Sound Giuseppe Verdi Original Music Composer
Directing John Dexter Director
Writing Antonio Ghislanzoni Writer