SAN FRANCISCO OPERA Education Materials DON CARLO Resources

DON CARLO RESOURCES

Books

Don Carlo / Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series (Paperback) Authors: Burton D. Fisher, Giuseppe Verdi. A complete guide to Verdi's Don Carlo which includes the Principal Characters in the Opera, the Story Synopsis, a Story Narrative with one-bar music highlight examples, and an essay providing background about the opera and its composer, analysis, and insightful and entertaining commentary. 32 pages. Publisher: Opera Journeys. 2002.

Don Carlos: English National Opera Guide 46 (Opera Guides)(Paperback) Authors: Nicolas John, Giuseppe Verdi. introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. 160 pages. Publisher: Opera Guides. 2011.

Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlo (5 Acts): Vocal Score (Ricordi Opera Vocal Score) Author: Giuseppe Verdi. 356 pages. Publisher: Ricordi. 1986. Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlo: Libretto (English and Italian Edition) Author: Giuseppe Verdi. 68 pages. Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc. 1986. Opera and Ideas: From Mozart to Strauss (Paperback) Author: Paul Robinson. 288 pages. Publisher: Cornell University Press. 1986. In this thoughtful study, historian and opera lover Robinson relates music to the history of ideas by analyzing several major operas: The Marriage of Figaro, The Barber of Seville, Les Troyens, Don Carlo, Die Meistersinger, and Der Rosenkavalier.

Verdi: A Biography (Paperback) Author: Mary Jane Phillips-Matz. Phillips-Matz, a cofounder of the American Institute for Verdi Studies at New York University, illuminates the life of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), the Italian composer of enduring sacred works and operas. Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA. 1996.

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Films/DVDs

Verdi - Don Carlo / Kaufmann, Harteros, Hampson, Salminen, Semechuk, Halfvarson, Wiener Philharmoniker Actors: Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Thomas Hampson, Matti Salminen, Ekaterina Semechuk, Eric Halfvarson. Conductor: Antonio Pappano. Language: Italian. DVD. 2014 Verdi - Don Carlo: Live from the Royal Opera House / Villazon, Poplayskaya, Keenlyside, Furlanetto, Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House Actors: Rolando Villazon, Marina Poplayskaya, Simon Keenlyside, Ferruccio Furlanetto. Conductor: Antonio Pappano. Language: Italian. DVD. 2010.

Verdi – Don Carlo / Domingo, Freni, Bumbry, Ghiaurov, Quilico, Metropolitan Opera Actors: Plácido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Grace Bumbry, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Louis Quilico. Conductor: James Levine. Language: Italian. DVD. 2005.

Verdi - Don Carlo / Lima, Cotrubas, Zancanaro, Baglioni, Lloyd, Haitink, Covent Garden Opera Actors: Luis Lima, Ileana Cotrubas, Giorgio Zancanaro, Bruna Baglioni, Robert Lloyd, Bernard Haitink. Language: Italian. DVD. 2005.

Verdi: Don Carlo / Pavarotti, Dessi, Ramey, d'Intino, Coni, Muti, La Scala Opera Actors: Samuel Ramey, Luciano Pavarotti, Paolo Coni, Alexander Anisimov, Antonio Silvestrelli. Conductor: Riccardo Muti. Language: Italian. DVD. 2004.

Verdi: Don Carlo / von Karajan, Carreras, Baltsa, Furlanetto, d'Amico, Cappuccilli, Salminen, Salzburg Actors: Jose Carreras, Agnes Baltsa, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Fammia Izzo d'Amico, Piero Cappuccilli, Matti Salminen. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Language: Italian. 2002.

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CDs

Don Carlo Composer: Giuseppe Verdi. Performers: Aprile Millo, Michael Sylvester, Ferrucio Furlanetto, Kathleen Battle, Samuel Ramey. Language: Italian. Conductor: James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. 1993. Don Carlo [Import] Composer: Giuseppe Verdi. Performers: Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Tebaldi, Grace Bumbry, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Martti Talvela, Fischer-Dieskau. Language: Italian. Conductor: Georg Solti, Covent Garden. 2008. Don Carlo: Original recording remastered, Box set Composer: Giuseppe Verdi. Performers: Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Ruggero Raimondi, Sherrill Milnes, Shirley Verrett. Language: Italian. Conductor. Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. 2000. Verdi: Don Carlo Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, Performer:Plácido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Lucia Valentini Terrani, Ruggero Raimondi, Leo Nucci. Language: Italian. Conductor: Claudio Abbado, Teatro alla Scala. 2004. Verdi: Don Carlos (complete opera) Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, Performers: Roberto Alagna, Jose van Dam, Thomas Hampson, Eric Halfvarson. Language: Italian. Conductor: Antonio Pappano, Orchestre de Paris. 1997. Verdi: Don Carlo (Metropolitan Opera) Live Composer: Giuseppe Verdi. Performers:Franco Corelli, Leonie Rysanek, Irene Dalis, Nicolae Herlea. Language: Italian. Conductor: Kurt Adler, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. 2011.