Don Carlos
Classification added November 20, 2015Premiered March 11, 1867 (V Acts in French), January 10, 1884 (IV Acts in Italian)
Paris. Paris Opera (1867). Milan. La Scala (1884)
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Original Language:
French
Librettist:
F.J. Méry & C. du Locle
Description:
Opera in V Acts
Notes:
Text (in French) after Schiller
Time Period:
16th Century
Place:
Fontainebleau and Spain
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth de Valois, later Queen of Spain | Soprano | L |
| Princess Eboli, her lady-in-waiting | Mezzo-Soprano | L |
| Don Carlos, heir to the throne | Tenor | L |
| Rodrigo, Marquess of Posa | Baritone | L |
| Philip II, King of Spain | Bass | L |
| The Grand Inquisitor | Bass | F |
| A Monk (Friar) | Bass | S |
| Tebaldo, Elizabeth's page | Soprano | S |
| A Heavenly Voice | Soprano | S |
| Count Lerma | Tenor | B |
| The Royal Herald | Tenor | B |
| Forester (in the V Act version of the opera) | Baritone | B |
| Countess D'Aremburg | Mime |
Minimum Chorus: 40
Divisi: SATB