Verdi: Don Carlo (2013): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2013, Verdi: Don Carlo is a drama, musik and historie film directed by Hugo De Ana, running about 217 minutes. “Impressive effort but not quite total opera” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Teatro Regio’s 2013 revival of their highly successful 2006 production of Verdi’s Don Carlo celebrates the 40th anniversary of the theatre’s reopening in 1973. With traditional staging and lavish costume design, the production garnered high acclaim in the national and international press, with GB Opera commending the ‘sumptuous’ setting and French online music magazine ResMusica praising director Hugo de Ana’s decision to revive the show ‘in all its splendour’. Shown here in the four-act version, Don Carlo is the fascinating tale of father-son power struggles, adultery and love that borders on incest. The cast – under the powerful baton of Gianandrea Noseda – is headed by renowned Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas, and also features Ludovic Tézier, who has been hailed as ‘one of the best Verdian singers of our time’

Who’s in it. Verdi: Don Carlo stars Ramón Vargas as Don Carlo, Svetlana Kasyan as Elisabetta, Ildar Abdrazakov as Il Re and Ludovic Tézier as Rodrigo, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Verdi: Don Carlo page.

If you liked it. Fans of Verdi: Don Carlo tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.