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Don Carlos

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Verdi's opera recorded earlier this month at the opening night of La Scala's season in Milan with Luciano Pavarotti in the title role. Sung in Italian.
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan conductor Riccardo Muti
Acts 1 and 2 8.15 F J Lamport discusses Schiller's drama Don Carlos and its operatic treatment by Verdi and his librettists.
8.35 Acts 3 and 4

Contributors

Unknown:
Luciano Pavarotti
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Unknown:
Don Carlos
King Plulip II of Spain:
Samuel Ramey (bass)
Don Carlos:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
Rodrigo:
Paolo Coni (baritone)
Elisabeth de Valois:
Daniella Dessi (soprano)
Princess Eboli:
Luciana D'Intinto (mezzo)
Tebaldo:
Marilena Laurenza (sop)
Grand Inquisitor:
Alexander Anisimov (bass)
Count of Lenna:
Orfeo Zanetti (tenor)
A Monk (Emperor Charles V):
Georg Emil Crasnaru (bass)
Royal herald:
Mario Bolognesi (tenor)
A heavenly voice:
Nuccia Focile (sop)
Source: Radio Times

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