Theatre
Don Carlos
Theater Basel
Theaterstrasse 7, 4051 Basel
Grand operatic epic with music by Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto based on Friedrich Schiller. Staged by Vincent Huguet.
Veranstaltungsdetails
Grand opera epic with a top-class ensemble of singers
Spain, mid 16th century. A surveillance state reigns with the cruelties of the Inquisition. The royal house becomes the scene of political intrigues and private entanglements surrounding the heir to the throne, Carlos. The latter lays claim to his stepmother Queen Elizabeth and thus comes into conflict with his father, King Philip II. Giuseppe Verdi's opera, based on Schiller's novel of the same name, is a gripping political drama and a precise family portrait. Director Vincent Huguet stages this work together with stage design legend Richard Peduzzi. The young conductor Michele Spotti is in charge of the musical direction.
Participants and additional information:
Artistic team
- Musical direction - Michele Spotti
- Production - Vincent Huguet
- Stage - Richard Peduzzi
- Costumes - Camille Assaf
- Lighting design - Irene Selka
- Choir direction - Michael Clark
- Dramaturgy - Roman Reeger
Cast
- Elizabeth of Valois - Yolanda Auyanet
- Elizabeth of Valois - Leah Gordon
- Philippe II - Nathan Berg
- Don Carlos - Joachim Bäckström
- Rodrigue, Marquis of Posa - John Chest
- The Grand Inquisitor - Vazgen Gazaryan
- The Grand Inquisitor - Derrick Ballard
- Princess Eboli - Kristina Stanek
- A Monk - Andrew Murphy
- Countess of Aremberg - Nataliia Kukhar
- Voice from
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
Spain, mid 16th century. A surveillance state reigns with the cruelties of the Inquisition. The royal house becomes the scene of political intrigues and private entanglements surrounding the heir to the throne, Carlos. The latter lays claim to his stepmother Queen Elizabeth and thus comes into conflict with his father, King Philip II. Giuseppe Verdi's opera, based on Schiller's novel of the same name, is a gripping political drama and a precise family portrait. Director Vincent Huguet stages this work together with stage design legend Richard Peduzzi. The young conductor Michele Spotti is in charge of the musical direction.
Participants and additional information:
Artistic team
- Musical direction - Michele Spotti
- Production - Vincent Huguet
- Stage - Richard Peduzzi
- Costumes - Camille Assaf
- Lighting design - Irene Selka
- Choir direction - Michael Clark
- Dramaturgy - Roman Reeger
Cast
- Elizabeth of Valois - Yolanda Auyanet
- Elizabeth of Valois - Leah Gordon
- Philippe II - Nathan Berg
- Don Carlos - Joachim Bäckström
- Rodrigue, Marquis of Posa - John Chest
- The Grand Inquisitor - Vazgen Gazaryan
- The Grand Inquisitor - Derrick Ballard
- Princess Eboli - Kristina Stanek
- A Monk - Andrew Murphy
- Countess of Aremberg - Nataliia Kukhar
- Voice from
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.