Don Carlos

Considered one of Verdis most challenging works, Don Carlos gets the royal treatment in this production at the Salzburg Festival directed by Herbert von Karajan. Verdi's opera demands soloists of incredible technical ability who are also capable of communicating their characters struggles with exceptional expressiveness. Inspired by Schillers eponymous historical tragedy, Don Carlos explores the conflicts between 16th-century European society and the heavy-handed political influence of the Catholic Church, as well as the roles of liberty and religion in the life of modern man.

No: 8567
Genre: Opera
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker; Chor der Nationaloper Sofia, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Salzburger Konzertchor
Artists: Agnes Baltsa, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Fiamma Izzo d'Amico, José Carreras, Matti Salminen, Piero Cappuccilli
Director: Stage Director: Herbert von Karajan
Production year: 1986
Run time: 02:58:00
Producers: Telemondial in co-production with ORF and ZDF
Format: HDTV 16:9