Don Carlo

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Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Librettists
Joseph Méry

and

Camille du Locle
Based On

the dramatic poem by Friedrich von Schiller

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1966
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Production
Dino Yannopoulos
Designer
Andreas Nomikos
Chorus Director
Vincenzo Giannini
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Friar (Charles V)
Ara Berberian
Don Carlo
Jon Vickers
Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa
Peter Glossop
Princess Eboli
Marilyn Horne
Countess Fuentes
Gwen Curatilo
Elisabeth of Valois
Claire Watson
Philip II
Giorgio Tozzi
Countess Aremberg
Illana de Heurtaumont
Count Lerma
L. D. Clements
Celestial Voice
Delcina Stevenson
Grand Inquisitor
Chester Ludgin

Show Dates

Time and Place

Madrid and environs; second half of the sixteenth century

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- The monastery of St. Yuste
Scene 2 -- The queen's garden
Act II, Scene 1 -- A deserted corner of the palace garden
Scene 2 -- Before the cathedral
Act III, Scene 1 -- The study of Philip II in the Escurial
Scene 2 -- A royal prison
Scene 3 -- The monastery of St. Yuste

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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