Opera on 3 - Live from the Met - Verdi's Don Carlo

Don Carlo, the son of Philip II of Spain meets Elisabeth, the daughter of the King of France, whom he must marry to unite the two countries. He falls in love with her straight away, and when news reaches him that his father has decided to marry Elisabeth himself, he is devastated. This sets in motion a sequence of events with tragic consequences for everybody. In this live matinee performance from the New York Metropolitan Opera, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast including Marina Poplavskaya, Yonghoon Lee and Simon Keenlyside. Presented by Margaret Juntwait with guest commentator Ira Siff. Elisabeth de Valois ..... Marina Poplavskaya, soprano Eboli ..... Anna Smirnova, mezzo-soprano Don Carlo ..... Yonghoon Lee, tenor Rodrigo ..... Simon Keenlyside, baritone Philip II ..... Ferruccio Furlanetto, bass Grand Inquisitor ..... Eric Halfvarson, bass Yannick Nézet-Séguin ..... Conductor Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera.