DON CARLO
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Opera in four acts in Italian
Libretto: G. Méry and C. du Locle after Schiller
Premièr at Opéra, Paris – 11 March 1867
04 November 1958
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
DON CARLO'S FIRST LOS ANGELES PERFORMANCE
Conductor: Georges Sebastian
Chorus master: Gianni Lazzarini
Don Carlos heir to the Spanish throne JUSSI BJÖRLING tenor
Rodrigo Marquess of Posa FRANK GUERRERA baritone
Philip II King of Spain GIORGIO TOZZI bass
The Grand Inquisitor GIUSEPPE MODESTI bass
A Monk MARK ELYN bass
Tebaldo JOAN MARIE MOYNAGH soprano
Count Lerma VIRGINIO ASSANDRI tenor
The Royal Herald ROBERT THOMAS tenor
A heavenly voice RUTH DANIEL soprano
Stage director: Paul Hager
Stage setting: Robert Fletcher
Costumes: Goldstein & Co.
Elisabeth de Valois LEYLA GENCER soprano
Princess Eboli her lady-in-waiting IRENE DALIS mezzo-sopranoDon Carlos heir to the Spanish throne JUSSI BJÖRLING tenor
Rodrigo Marquess of Posa FRANK GUERRERA baritone
Philip II King of Spain GIORGIO TOZZI bass
The Grand Inquisitor GIUSEPPE MODESTI bass
A Monk MARK ELYN bass
Tebaldo JOAN MARIE MOYNAGH soprano
Count Lerma VIRGINIO ASSANDRI tenor
The Royal Herald ROBERT THOMAS tenor
A heavenly voice RUTH DANIEL soprano
Time: Mid-Sixteenth Century
Place: France and
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