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Don Carlo

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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
Production
Designer
Chorus Director
Costumers

Cast

Friar (Charles V)
Don Carlo
Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa
Princess Eboli
Countess Fuentes
Elisabeth of Valois
Philip II
Countess Aremberg
Count Lerma
Celestial Voice
Grand Inquisitor

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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