Opera on 3 - Verdi's Don Carlo

A production from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden of Verdi's tragic love story set 16th-century Spain, directed by Nicholas Hytner and conducted by Antonio Pappano, with tenor Rolando Villazon and Marina Poplavskaya in the central roles. Don Carlos, heir the Spanish thone and the French Elisabeth de Valois are in love, and remain so even after she is forced to marry his father, King Philip II. However, when Princess Eboli, who is in love with Don Carlos finds out, she informs the King, who engineers a grim fate for him. Presented by Christopher Cook. With Rolando Villazon (tenor), Marina Poplavskaya, Paula Murrihy (soprano), Dmitri Tiliakos (baritone), Ferrucio Furlanetto (bass), Sonia Ganassi (mezzo-soprano), Eric Halfvarson, Robert Lloyd (bass), Jacques Imbrailo (baritone), Krzysztof Szumanski (bass-baritone), Kostas Smoriginas (bass-baritone), Daniel Grice (bass-baritone), Darren Jeffrey (bass), Vuyani Mlinde (bass), Nikola Matisic (tenor), Anita Watson (soprano). The Royal Opera Chorus The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Antonio Pappano (conductor).