Grange Park Opera

Verdi’s most glorious music in his grandest opera

The burning of heretics in front of the Cathedral of Valladolid is only one of the spectacular elements in Verdi’s great historical tragedy Don Carlo.

Public, personal and political are all intermingled, drawing from Verdi some of his most glorious music, whether in full-throated choruses or introspective arias.

What does a King do when his new wife loves him no longer?

The loneliness of royalty, the conflict between duty and conviction, thwarted passion – Don Carlo has them all, in this grandest of grand operas.

Cast & Creatives

PHILIP II, King of Spain ∙ MATTHEW ROSE
DON CARLOS, Infante of Spain ∙ OTAR JORJIKIA
RODRIGO, MARQUIS OF POSA, friend of Don Carlos ∙ MICHEL DE SOUZA
THE GRAND INQUISITOR ∙ JULIAN CLOSE
ELISABETH, a French princess ∙ MARINA COSTA-JACKSON
PRINCESS EBOLI, an aristocrat at court ∙ RUXANDRA DONOSE
COUNT OF LERMA ∙ tbc

CONDUCTOR ∙ STEPHEN BARLOW
DIRECTOR ∙ JO DAVIES
SET DESIGNER ∙ LESLIE TRAVERS
COSTUME DESIGNER ∙ GABRIELLE DALTON
LIGHTING DESIGNER ∙ 
MOVEMENT ∙ LYNNE HOCKNEY