Don Carlo

Plot Summary

Don Carlo (1980) Metropolitan Opera. Verdi / italian. King Philip's court is plagued by rebels, family squabbles and intrigue. The Spanish Inquisition tries to exert its influence. The tension finally ignites at the King's coronation, where heretics are to be burned at the stake

Top Cast

Vasile Moldoveanu Don Carlo

Renata Scotto Elizabeth of Valois

Sherrill Milnes Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa

Tatiana Troyanos Princess Eboli

Paul Plishka King Philip