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Don Carlos, one of Verdi’s supreme achievements, received its premiere in Paris and this live recording from the city’s Théâtre du Châtelet presents the original, five-act version of the opera. Singing eloquently in their native French, Robert Alagna and José van Dam head a charismatic cast, while Antonio Pappano, in the words of Gramophone, leads “an inspiriting performance of Verdi’s singular music-drama depicting private tragedy within public conflict … a subtly shaped, superbly paced and vital interpretation from start to finish.”
Don Carlos, one of Verdi’s supreme achievements, received its premiere in Paris and this live recording from the city’s Théâtre du Châtelet presents the original, five-act version of the opera. Singing eloquently in their native French, Robert Alagna and José van Dam head a charismatic cast, while Antonio Pappano, in the words of Gramophone, leads “an inspiriting performance of Verdi’s singular music-drama depicting private tragedy within public conflict … a subtly shaped, superbly paced and vital interpretation from start to finish.” Read less
Works on This Recording
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Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano),
Roberto Alagna (Tenor),
Anat Efraty (Soprano),
Donna Brown (Soprano),
Thomas Hampson (Baritone),
José van Dam (Bass),
Czaba Airizer (Bass),
Eric Halfvarson (Bass),
Waltraud Meier (Mezzo Soprano),
Scot Weir (Tenor)
Conductor:
Antonio Pappano
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Théâtre du Châtelet Chorus,
Paris Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867/1886
Date of Recording: 03/1996
Venue: Live Châtelet Theatre, Paris, France
Length: 205 Minutes 43 Secs.
Language: French
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