Don Carlo

Opera in 5 acts
Music by
Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by
Camille du Locle
Joseph Méry
Language
French
Italian
Premiere
1867
Roles
  • Philippe II (Filippo II / Philip II), the King of Spain, son of Charles V and father of Don Carlos
    Bass
    • Seriöser Bass
  • Don Carlos (Don Carlo), Infante of Spain, son and heir to the King
    Tenor
    • Rodrigue (Rodrigo), Marquis of Posa, a friend of the Infante Don Carlos
      Baritone
      • Le Grand Inquisiteur (The Grand Inquisitor)
        Bass
        • Élisabeth de Valois (Elisabeth of Valois), a French princess initially betrothed to Don Carlos but then married to King Philip
          Soprano
          • Dramatischer Sopran
        • Princess Eboli, an aristocrat in court
          Mezzo-Soprano
          • Dramatischer Mezzosopran
        • A monk, (the apparition of the deceased Emperor Charles V, or "Carlo Quinto")
          Baritone/Bass
          • Lyrischer Bariton
          • Spiel-Bariton
        • Thibault (Tebaldo), page to Elisabeth
          Soprano
          • A Voice from Heaven
            Soprano
            • The Count of Lerma, a Spanish delegate to France
              Tenor
              • Royal Herald
                Tenor
                • Countess of Aremberg, a lady-in-waiting to Elisabeth
                  Non-Singing
                  • Silent Role