DON CARLOS

An opera by Giuseppe Verdi /full version/

Libretto Fransois-Joseph Mery and Camille du Locle, based on the play by Schiller “Don Carlos, Infante of Spain” /1787/,  Prescott – “History of the Reign of PhilipII”/1856/ and the play by Cormon – “Philip II, King of Spain” /1749/

Conductor Ivaylo Krinchev
Director Slavcho Nikolov
Scenography Todor Demerov
Costumes Tsvetanka Petkova-Stoynova

Don Carlos – Ivan Momirov
Philip II – Yulian Konstantinov
Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa – Aleksandar Krunev
Inquisitor – Dimitar Stanchev
Elisabeth of Valois – Velina Bozhilova
Princess Eboli – Miroslava Yordanova
Monk – Aleksandar Marulev
The Count of Lerma – Ivaylo Yovchev
Thibault, page to Elisabeth Yanitsa Nesheva
A Voice from Heaven – Desi Stefanova
Countess of Aremberg – Neli Necheva
Envoys – Ivan Kabamitov, Petar Krunev, Teodor Petkov, Ignat Zhelev, Petar Yankulov, Evgeniy Arabadzhiev

The production is based on the last edition by Giuseppe Verdi, created at the end of his creative working process. The great Italian composer had been working all his life on the drama by Friedrich Schiller. The Italian society during 19th century was especially sensitive to the themes of national self-identification, freedom and justice. Giuseppe Verdi created four versions of the opera, and finally he brought back the scene in the forest of Fontainebleau so that the main conflict is clarified. The director’s solution takes the characters down to earth and presents their human essence – each one with their emotions, hesitations and contradictions. The scenography is frugal and orderly, using the opportunities of the effective lighting.

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes with two intervals
Performed in Italian with titles in Bulgarian
Premiere:  19 October 2017