For the first time in company history, the Met presents the original five-act French version of Verdi’s epic opera of doomed love among royalty, set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition.

Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a starry cast, including tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role, soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Élisabeth de Valois, and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton as Eboli. Bass Günther Groissböck and bass-baritone John Relyea are Philippe II and the Grand Inquisitor, and baritone Étienne Dupuis rounds out the principal cast as Rodrigue. Verdi’s masterpiece receives a monumental new staging by David McVicar that marks his 11th Met production, placing him among the most prolific and popular directors in recent Met memory.

Libretto: Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle

Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Production: Sir David McVicar

Set Designer: Charles Edwards

Costume Designer: Brigitte Reiffenstuel

Lighting Designer: Adam Silverman

Cast: Sonya Yoncheva (Élisabeth de Valois), Jamie Barton (La Princesse Eboli), Matthew Polenzani (Don Carlos), Etienne Dupuis (Rodrigue), Günther Groissböck (Philippe II), John Relyea (Le grand Inquisiteur)

The opera is sung in french with english subtitles.

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Links: metopera.org

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