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LOCATION:Staatsoper Unter den Linden\, Berlin
SUMMARY:Don Carlo
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DESCRIPTION:He commands a world empire and yet he is deeply unsettled. Phil
 ip II of Spain not only fears losing command but also feels betrayed and d
 eserted by his wife Elizabeth von Valois: she and his son Carlo are in lov
 e. Over all this hangs the threatening shadow of the Inquisition. In vain\
 , King Philip seeks trust in a hostile world.\n\nVerdi adapted several dra
 mas by Schiller and wrote lively operas based on their stories. With Don C
 arlo\, he achieved this in a particularly impressive way\, first composing
  a French grand opera version\, then an Italian melodrama. Striking tablea
 ux with large-scale scenes for the chorus and ensemble are juxtaposed with
  chamber music passages\, often in the form of psychologically sensitive d
 uets. Here\, the characters mutually probe and size each other up\, as wel
 l as revealing their innermost feelings. Intrigue is spun\, people lie and
  deceive one another – but sometimes light\, too\, breaks through the da
 rkness\, for instance when friendship and love are sworn with compelling p
 ower and honesty. Verdi’s epic universal and family drama is an opera of
  grand state acts as well as emotions\, with dramatic intensity and inspir
 ed music.
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