Don Carlo
# A very good, complete production of Don Carlos
📜 Overview:
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.
🌏 Languages Available:
Italian
📆 Date Released:
1983-07-28
⌚ Running Time:
213 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
8.0
Beloved Cast
Don Carlo
Plácido Domingo
Elisabeth de Valois
Mirella Freni
Philippe II
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Rodrigo
Louis Quilico
Princesa de Éboli
Grace Bumbry
El Gran Inquisidor
Ferruccio Furlanetto
Thibault
Betsy Norden
Monje
Julien Robbins
Una voz celestial
Marvis Martin
Conde de Lerma
John Gilmore
Conductor
James Levine
MET Orchestra
