Don Carlos [videorecording] / musik von Giuseppe Verdi ; Inszenierung, Gustav Rudolf Sellner ; Oper von Josephe Méry und Camille du Locle ; in der Bearbeitung von Julius Kapp, Kurt Soldan.
Opera in four acts based on the dramatic play, Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien by Friedrich Schiller. Title from opening and closing screen credits. Program notes in German, with French and English translations (22 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.) inserted in container. 101 621. James King (Don Carlos) ; Pilar Lorengar (Elisabeth von Valois) ; Josef Greindl (Philipp II) ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Rodrigo, Marquis von Posa) ; Patricia Johnson (Prinzessin Eboli) ; Martti Talvela (Der Grossinquisitor) ; supporting soloists ; Chor und Orchester der Deutsche Oper Berlin ; Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor. Recorded Jan. 1965; originally broadcast on ZDF in 1965.
Summary:
Set in France and Spain in the second half of the 16th century, the opera tells of the political and amorous rivalry between Philip II of Spain and his son, Don Carlo.
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