Movie: Don Carlo

Top 10 Billed Cast

Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo

Don Carlo

Mirella Freni
Mirella Freni

Elisabeth de Valois

Nicolai Ghiaurov
Nicolai Ghiaurov

Philippe II

Louis Quilico
Louis Quilico

Rodrigo

Grace Bumbry
Grace Bumbry

Princesa de Éboli

Ferruccio Furlanetto
Ferruccio Furlanetto

El Gran Inquisidor

Betsy Norden
Betsy Norden

Thibault

Julien Robbins
Julien Robbins

Monje

Marvis Martin
Marvis Martin

Una voz celestial

John Gilmore
John Gilmore

Conde de Lerma

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    Ghiaurov, Freni, and Bumbry were great voices in their time, and they are still effective here -- good enough musicians to put over the quite heavy vocal and expressive demands of their roles. Louis Quilico was never quite in that league, and he sounds a bit spread and woofy in places here, but he works hard and effectively to bring Rodrigo to life. Placido Domingo recorded his first Don Carlo, for EMI with Giulini, about 15 years before this production, but he looks and sounds fine here -- in the early 1980's he was doing very good Otellos and Lohengrins too, and Furlanetto, still in his 30's, brings a rich, young voice to an old part and succeeds in making the Grand Inquisitor vocally as well as expressively formidable. Levine brings both weight and energy to the score, and that reading fits well with the overall "traditional" design and production -- the Met's wardrobe budget must have been severely taxed, but everybody looks splendid.

  • Release Date

    1983-07-28

  • Average

    8

  • Rating:

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  • Tagline

    A very good, complete production of Don Carlos

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  • Languages:

    Italiano
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