#don carlo

[verdiesque]

Behold my magnum opus

(list of Rodrigos under the cut)

In order of appearance:

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Deutsche Oper Berlin, 1965)

Étienne Dupuis (Metropolitan Opera, 2022)

Mariusz Kwiecień (San Francisco Opera, 2016)

Sherrill Milnes (Metropolitan Opera, 1980)

Simon Keenlyside (Royal Opera House, 2008)

#don carlo #don carlos #opera tag #i think i'm so funny for this sorry

[widevibratobitch]

two minutes into the duet and he gives you this look

#io voglio averti a me daccanto if you know what i mean hehe #wake up babe its posa posting time again!!! #its been so long since ive made any don carlo shitpost... i feel like its 2021 again god bless #but you cant send me winking furlanetto and expect me not to go insane sorry sofia #don carlo #of spain??? #ferruccio furlanetto #opera tag

[detroitlib]

Portrait of mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry as Eboli in Verdi's opera "Don Carlo." Printed on front: "Louis Melancon, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City." Stamped on back: "The use of this photograph is granted with the understanding that it is for your publication only, and will not be syndicated, rented, loaned, or used for advertising purposes without written permission. When published, the customary credit line will be appreciated with the name in full: Louis Melancon. Louis Melancon, New York, N.Y." Label on back: "Metropolitan Opera Assn., Inc. Press Dept. Grace Bumbry as Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlo."

E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

#grace bumbry #opera #music #don carlo #verdi #eboli #detroit public library

[swaggypsyduck]

im dead someone in the comments said he had better ball control than chelsea 💀💀

#don carlo #carlo ancelotti #real madrid

[camille-lachenille]

My dad insisted I watch the opening of the season of La Scala di Milano with him and I braced myself for four hours of unintelligible warbling (I am not overly fond of opera as a rule). Ten minutes in and I was determined to watch it to the end because oh boy, Don Carlo by Verdi slaps.

My thoughts on what I watched so far:

Carlo and Rodrigo should kiss and it would solve 90% of their problems.

OMG THE COSTUMES ARE SO STUNNING I’M OBSSESSED

This princess of Eboli is scheming something ugly.

The Queen should elope with her handmaiden and it would solve 90% of her problems.

The SASS, the AUDACITY of Rodrigo is too great for this world. He tells the king to his face that he hopes History won’t remember him as Nero. I was gripping my seat.

This opera is so gay

#i watched it on the tv i feel i should say #i don’t have the money for a ticket for thf opening of the season at la scala #but it’s on my dream list for one day #don carlo #verdi #opera #classical music

[callassiani]

MARÍA CALLAS nelle vesti di Elisabetta di Valois ne VERDI Don Carlo. Copyright ©️ Teatro alla Scala di Milano. Colore per Luz Butron Soprano LBS 23.

#maria callas #don carlo #verdi #teatro alla scala

[doyouknowthisopera]

#opera tag #operablr #don carlo #giuseppe verdi #Youtube

[4operalove]

RENATA SCOTTO

as Vitellia in MOZART's *La Clemenza di Tito*, 1984 (ph 1&2)

IDEM

as Violetta Valery in VERDI's *La Traviata* (ph 3)

as Amina in BELLINI's *La Sonnambula* (ph 4)

as La Gioconda (PONCHIELLI) (ph 5)

as Lady Macbeth in VERDI's *Macbeth*

as Elisabetta di Valois in VERDI's *Don Carlo*

as Lucía in DONIZETTI's *Lucía di Lammermoor* Copyright ©️ Tamino Autographs

as Anna Bolena in DONIZETTI's opera of the same name.

in *Iván Susanin*

#4opera+love #4operalove #renata scotto #mozart #la clemenza di tito #giuseppe verdi #la traviata #bellini #la sonnambula #amilcare ponchielli #la gioconda #macbeth #don carlo #donizetti #lucia di lammermoor #anna bolena #ivan susanin

[girlscarpia]

@widevibratobitch

#I guess this counts as a birthday present afhdkhgag #don carlo #giuseppe verdi #opera tag

[automaticdreamlandkid]

Verdi's Operas compilation

#giuseppe verdi #verdi #opera #don carlo #la forza del destino #la traviata #un ballo in maschera #ernani #simon boccanegra #il trovatore #aida #dmitri hvorostovsky #ludovic tezier #anita rachvelishvili #natalie dessay #mariusz kwiecien #michael fabiano #robert llyod #jonas kaufmann

[vera-dauriac]

I'm taking this coming week off work, which means I will be home on Wednesday to celebrate the Third Anniversary of the San Francisco Don Carlo, and I have two questions.

At what time do I hit play?

How many times can/should I watch it in one day?

#don carlo #verdi #mariusz kwiecien #michael fabiano #san francisco opera #sfo dc #opera

[verdiesque]

but also i said it irl the other day and i feel the need to reiterate on tumblr that philip would babytrap rodrigo if he could

#don carlo #whatever yeah put it in the tag at this point. sure

[horsesofdoncarlo]

Elisabetta. First study, December 2023. Acrylic on canvas. 37 x 49 inches.

#don carlo #don carlos #verdi #opera #operablr #art #painting #acrylic #artists on tumblr

[girlpetrarca]

omg teatro della scala hiiiiii <3

#watching la prima della scala on tv rn #it's the Don Carlo 👀👀👀👀 #don carlo #personal

[princesssarisa]

The Top 40 Most Popular Operas, Part 4 (#31 through #40)

A quick guide for newcomers to the genre, with links to online video recordings of complete performances, with English subtitles whenever possible.

Donizetti's Don Pasquale

Another comedy of manners with a melodic bel canto score.

Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, 2003 (Alessandro Corbelli, Eva Mei, Antonino Siragusa, Roberto de Candia; conducted by Gérard Korsrten)

Verdi's Macbeth

The first of Verdi's great Shakespearean operas.

Zürich Opera, 2001 (Thomas Hampson, Paoletta Marrocu, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Luis Lima; conducted by Franz Welser-Möst)

Beethoven's Fidelio

Beethoven's only opera, a drama of love, courage, and idealism in the face of political corruption.

Vienna State Opera, 1979 (Gundula Janowitz, René Kollo, Hans Sotin, Manfred Jungwirth, Lucia Popp; conducted by Leonard Bernstein)

Gounod's Faust

One of the most wildly popular operas in the 19th and early 20th centuries: a melodic French interpretation of the Faust legend.

Vienna State Opera, 1985 (Francisco Araiza, Gabriela Benacková, Ruggero Raimondi; conducted by Erich Binder)

Richard Strauss's Salome

Strauss's one-act operatic translation Oscar Wilde's erotic and powerful Biblically-inspired play.

Teatro Comunale di Bologna, 2010 (Erika Sunnegårdh, Mark S. Doss, Robert Brubaker, Dalia Schaechter, Mark Milhofer; conducted by Nicola Luisotti)

Puccini's Gianni Schicchi

Puccini's only comic opera, a rollicking one-act farce inspired by a passage from Dante's Divine Comedy.

Teatro alla Scala, 2008 (Leo Nucci, Nino Machiadze, Vittorio Grigolo, Cinzia De Mola; conducted by Riccardo Chailly)

Verdi's Don Carlo

A grand, tragic historical drama of politics, love vs. duty, intergenerational conflict, friendship (of the vaguely homoerotic variety), and abuse of power.

Metropolitan Opera, 1983 (Plácido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Louis Quilico, Grace Bumbry, Ferruccio Furlanetto; conducted by James Levine)

Bellini's Norma

A great bel canto soprano vehicle, depicting a tragic love triangle amid the Roman conquest of Gaul.

Sydney Opera House, 1978 (Joan Sutherland, Margareta Elkins, Ron Stevens, Clifford Grant; conducted by Richard Bonynge)

Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos

A unique "opera within an opera" that explores the themes of comedy vs. drama and "low art" vs. "high art."

Salzburg Festival, 1965 (Hildegard Hillebrecht, Sena Jurinac, Reri Grist, Jess Thomas; conducted by Karl Böhm)

Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice)

A groundbreaking early Classical interpretation of the Orpheus myth, replacing the pageantry of Baroque opera with "noble simplicity."

Feature film, 2014 (Bejun Mehta, Eva Liebau, Regula Mühlemann; conducted by Vaclav Luks) (no subtitles; read the libretto in English translation here)

#opera #top 40 #31 through 40 #video #complete performances #english subtitles #don pasquale #macbeth #fidelio #faust #salome #gianni schicchi #don carlo #norma #ariadne auf naxos #orfeo ed euridice

[muchadoabout]

Don Carlo at the Bavarian State Opera

Music Direction Daniele Rustioni Producer Jürgen Rose Don Carlo Charles Castronovo Elisabeth of Valois Maria Agresta Filippo II John Relyea Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa Boris Pinkhasovich Princess Eboli Clémentine Margaine The Grand Inquisitor Dmitry Ulyanov | 28.07.2023

The grey and gloomy weather did not hinder the enthusiasm of the audience at the Bavarian State Opera, where they gathered to witness Jürgen Rose's masterful production of Don Carlo. I only managed to secure a standing place for this sold-out production. Nevertheless, it turned out to be an excellent location at a very reasonable price. My view remained mostly unobstructed, making it a better experience than the more expensive seat I had in Zürich.

The staging was simple, kept minimal for most of the time. The first scene started in the dark Fontainebleau forest, with a giant crucifix serving as the centerpiece and a constant reminder to the omnipotence of the catholic church in the storyline.

The best part of the staging was the auto-da-fé scene. The condemned heretics were tied up on a woodpile as the crowd sang the chorus. A red carpet was rolled out, welcoming the royal procession, followed by a parade depicting the Via Dolorosa, and ending with the presentation of La Pietà. The final scene of Act 3 peaked with the burning of the heretics (with REAL fire), which is often cowardly omitted by other productions. As the curtain dropped, it was greeted by a rapturous ovation from the audience (including me!).

It was a powerhouse presentation by the cast, but, in my opinion, the best performance award would go to Relyea as Filippo II. His commanding presence and emotive singing dominated every scene he was in. While Don Carlo is the title character, Filippo gets the best moments in the opera, from his iconic soliloquy to the duets with the other characters. This version also featured Lacrymosa, giving another opportunity for Relyea's Filippo to shine. I spoke to a young audience member during the intermission (we were probably the only ones who were still under 30). This was his third time seeing Don Carlo, and he said Relyea performed even better in München than in Covent Garden.

Castronovo and Agresta were solid as Carlo and Elisabeth, respectively. During the Fontainebleau duet, they constantly moved around the stage as if it was a rehearsed dance choreography, but it never looked unnatural.

As much as I was disappointed by Tézier's withdrawal, Pinkhasovich was still a top-class replacement. The audience went wild at the end of his bromance duet with Castronovo's Carlo. Ulyanov delivered exquisite vocalism as the Grand Inquisitor, although he sounded younger than Relyea's Filippo. I don't want to label Margaine as the weakest link here, but I wish she had put more subtlety in her attempt at hitting those high notes. Nevertheless, she was dramatically excellent in the role of Eboli.

TL;DR: I would stand up for 4,5 hours all over again for this production and THIS cast!

#THIS IS A SUPER LATE POST that may have lost its relevance #but anyway here it is! #Carmen review is coming up... it two months time lol! #Verdi #Don Carlo #Don Carlos #opera diary #Charles Castronovo #Maria Agresta #John Relyea #Boris Pinkhasovich #Clémentine Margaine #Dmitry Ulyanov