The read
It runs long at 3h 24m.
Synopsis
A 1985 performance of Luchino Visconti's 1958 staging for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Bernard Haitink memorably directs a superb cast that includes Ileana Cotrubas at the height of her powers and Luis Lima, unequalled in his tortured introspection, in the title role. (5-act version, sung in Italian)
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Brian LargeDirector
- Joseph MéryWriter
- Camille du LocleWriter
Cast
- Luis LimaDon Carlo
- Ileana CotrubasElisabetta di Valois
- Giorgio ZancanaroRodrigo
- Robert LloydFilippo II
- Bruna BaglioniPrincess Eboli
- Joseph RouleauGrand Inquisitor
- Matthew BestA monk
- Patricia ParkerTebaldo
- John DobsonCount of Lerma
- Lola BiagioniA voice from heaven
- Alan JonesA royal herald
- Romayne GrigorovaCountess of Aremburg (silent acting role)
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Themes
opera