G. Schirmer controls the rights in the English translation by Walter Ducloux for this work but does not supply orchestral materials.

    • Libr (French) by J. Méry & C. du Locle. Libr (Italian) Achille de Lauzières Eng trans Walter Ducloux
    • English, Italian

    Programme Note

    Text:
    (English, Italian) Libretto (French) by J. Méry and C. du Locle. Revised version in four acts. Libretto (Italian) by Achille de Lauzières. English translaton by Walter Ducloux
    G. Schirmer controls the rights in the English translation by Walter Ducloux for this work but does not supply orchestral materials.

    Cast List:
       PHILIP II, King of Spain: Bass
       DON CARLO, Crown Prince of Spain: Tenor
       RODRIGO, Marquis of Posa: Baritone
       THE GRAND INQUISITOR: Bass
       THE COUNT OF LERMA: Tenor
       A FRIAR: Bass
       ELIZABETH OF VALOIS, Daughter of Henry II, King of France: Soprano
       THE PRINCESS OF EBOLI: Mezzo-Soprano
       TEBALDO, Elizabeth's Page: Soprano
       THE COUNTESS OF AREMBERG: Mute
       A ROYAL HERALD: Tenor
       A CELESTIAL VOICE: Soprano
       A FORESTER: Bass
       French Woodsmen and Huntsmen, Flemish Deputies, Inquisitors, Gentlemen and Ladies of the Court of Spain, Pages, Guards of Philip II, Friars, Members of the Holy Office, Soldiers, Magistrates, Deputies from the Colonies of the Spanish Empire, etc.

    Synopsis:
    Based on Schiller’s dramatic play, this is a tale of three generations of Spanish royalty. Don Carlos, Infante of Spain, is in love with the French princess Elisabeth de Valois. But to promote peace between Spain and France, Elisabeth is forced to marry King Philip, Don Carlos’s father. Don Carlos confides in his friend Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa, who suggests that he leave Spain to go to Flanders. Suspecting his son and his wife have consummated their feelings for one another, Philip orders Rodrigo to observe them. Torn between his feelings for his son and his duty to the church, Philip eventually hands his son over to the Inquisition; but before Carlos is taken away, the ghost of his grandfather, Emperor Charles V, appears and leads him to safety.