Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlo at Opéra Bastille

Published by Laurent de Sortiraparis · Published on April 2, 2019 at 10:54 p.m.
The Opéra Bastille presents a staging of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlo from October 25 to November 23, 2019. A work adapted from the great French opera Don Carlos, also composed by Verdi.

A rewriting of his own work... This is what Giuseppe Verdi proposed with Don Carlo, an Italian opera composed in 1884 and intended as a reworked version of Don Carlos, the great French opera by the same composer staged a few years earlier in 1867. Krzysztof Warlikowski directs the work atOpéra Bastille from October 25 to November 23, 2019.

The work was originally adapted from the tragedy of the same name by the German poet and writer Friedrich von Schiller. Set in 1559, this five-act opera features the love affair between the Spanish Infante Carlos, the daughter of the King of France (Henry II) Elisabeth de Valois and the Spanish King Philippe II. A love triangle set against the backdrop of the Inquisition and the war between Spain and the Netherlands.

A work in Italian, for this second version, more "passionate" by its language than was the previous version in French. But whether it's the Italian version or the original,"the finesse of the score and the dramatic framework" persist, interweaving"political, family and love conflicts". A veritable historical fresco to which director Krzysztof Warlikowski lends"the depth of an in camera setting where the human psyche is laid bare, revealing the paralysis of men faced with the legacy of power". From October 25 to November 11, Roberto Alagna plays Don Carlo... Shall we go?

Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From October 25, 2019 to November 23, 2019

× Approximate opening times: to confirm opening times, please contact the establishment.

    Location

    Place de la Bastille
    75012 Paris 12

    Route planner

    Accessibility info

    Access
    Metro lines 1, 5 and 8, "Bastille" station

    Prices
    Catégorie 10: €5
    Catégorie 9: €15
    Catégorie 8: €35
    Catégorie 7: €50
    Catégorie 6: €70
    Catégorie 4: €135
    Catégorie 3: €155
    Catégorie 2: €175
    Catégorie 1: €190
    catégorie Optima: €210

    Average duration
    4 h 30 min

    Official website
    www.operadeparis.fr

    More information
    Performances October 25 (Première), 28, 31, 4, 7, 11, 14, 20 and 23 at 7pm, November 17 at 2pm.

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