Composer
Librettists
Based On
the dramatic poem by Friedrich von Schiller
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1962
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Designer
Chorus Director
Costumers
Cast
Friar (Charles V)
Don Carlo, infante of Spain
Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa
Princess Eboli
Countess Fuentes
Elisabeth of Valois, Philip's second wife
Philip II, King of Spain
Countess Aremberg, lady-in-waiting to the queen
Count of Lerma, the royal herald
Celestial Voice
Flemish ambassador
Grand Inquisitor
Show Dates
Time and Place
Second half of the sixteenth century; Madrid and environs
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- The monastery of St. Yuste
Scene 2 -- The queen's garden
INTERMISSION
Act II, Scene 1 -- A deserted corner of the palace garden
Scene 2 -- Before the cathedral
INTERMISSION
Act III -- The study of Philip II in the Escurial
Act IV, Scene 1 -- A royal prison
Scene 2 -- The monastery of St. Yuste
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1962_04_compressed.pdf
(10.89 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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Italian adaptation by Antonio Ghislanzoni
New production