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The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlos

Name: The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlos
Director: Gary Halvorson
Genre: Music, Drama, History
Released: 2022-03-26
Duration: 232 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Matthew Polenzani, Sonya Yoncheva, Étienne Dupuis, Jamie Barton, Eric Owens

20223h 52m8.0Directed by Gary Halvorson

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. Patrick Furrer leads a world-beating cast of opera’s leading lights in this March 26 performance, including tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role, soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Élisabeth de Valois, and mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča as Eboli. Bass Günther Groissböck and bass-baritone John Relyea are Philippe II and the Grand Inquisitor, and baritone Étienne Dupuis rounds out the all-star 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. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

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