Nine opera recordings by the Spanish soprano. 5: Don Carlos
Youthful infatuation in the forest of Fontainebleau and political intrigue in Philip II's Spain.
Verdi's five-act opera is a vast canvas in which private emotions are pitted against public duty. (Sung in Italian) (tenor)(soprano) (mezzo) (bass) (baritone) (bass) (bass) (soprano) (tenor) (bantone) (soprano)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus Chorusmaster
John McCarthy
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent
Garden/Carlo Maria Giulini
3.25 Stephen Jay-Taylor talks about Caballe and the role of Elisabetta.
3.30 Acts 4 and 5