opera notebook
some operas I have seen on videoGiuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo (1867)
libretto by Achille de Lauzières and Angelo Zanardini,
translation of the French libretto by
Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle
Salzburger Festspiele, 1986
- Conductor & Director: Herbert von Karajan
- Set Designer: Günther Schneider-Siemssen
- Don Carlo: José Carreras
- Princess Eboli: Agnes Baltsa
The original Don Carlos was first produced in 1867 with a French libretto. This is one of Herbert von Karajan's many productions of the frequently-revised and reconstructed Italian version.