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DON CARLO - Opera in Cinema
Don Carlo is possibly the most intense, deep, nuanced, rich, and masterful work of the mature Giuseppe Verdi, an extensive and monumental showcase of everything Verdi. It is also the Verdi opera that exists in the most number of versions.
The story is based on conflicts in the life of Carlos, Prince of Asturias, after his betrothed Elisabeth of Valois was married instead to his father Philip II of Spain as part of the peace treaty ending the Italian War of 1551-1559 between the Houses of Habsburg and Valois. (extract from Wikipedia)
La Scala would not be La Scala if it had not put together an incredible team of talents for its 2008 inaugural opera. The conductor will be Italian Maestro Daniele Gatti, who has been acclaimed by the Wiener Staatsoper in masterpieces of the German repertoire, invited by the Wiener Philharmoniker to join its revered family of conductors, and who the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth has chosen this year to open the festival with Parsifal.
Ferruccio Furlanetto, the internationally renowned Italian bass and a master of stage presence, will take on the role of Philip II. Fiorenza Cedolins, Italys most requested soprano who won the Luciano Pavarotti Vocal Competition in 1996 and has since performed with world-renowned conductors and singers, will portray Elisabeth de Valois.
Stuart Neill, one of the most important tenors in the classical world today, sings the title role.. The great musicality of Slovak baritone Dalibor Jenis will be a perfect fit for the role of Rodrigo.
Rounding up the cast, the American Dolora Zajick, the worlds premier dramatic Verdi mezzo-soprano, will appear in one of her signature roles, that of Princess Eboli.
The stage direction and the sets are by the young Stephane Braunschweig, the Artistic Director of Frances prestigious Theatre National de Strasbourg and already the creator of a great number of acclaimed Opera productions. He is a young and extremely sensitive director, who knows music, who goes straight to the centre of operas and the heart of the characters (Stephane Lissner, General Manager and Artistic Director of the Teatro alla Scala).
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LocationFilm Row Cinema at Columbia College Chicago
1104 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
United States
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