"Family jealousy, threat of rebellion, political back-stabbing and the Inquisition weigh heavy on the court of King Phillip II. The tension finally ignites at the King's coronation, where a number of heretics are to be burnt at the stake."
Roberto Alagna
as Don Carlo
Marina Poplavskaya
as Elisabeth of Valois
Layla Claire
as Tebaldo - Elisabeth's page
Eduardo Valdes
as The Count of Lerma
Simon Keenlyside
as Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa
Ferruccio Furlanetto
as Philip II - King of Spain
Anna Smirnova
as The Princess Eboli
Anne Dyas
as The Countess of Aremberg
Alexei Tanovitsky
as A Friar
Eric Halfvarson
as The Grand Inquisitor
Jennifer Check
as A Celestial Voice
Donovan Singletary
as Flemish Deputy
Christopher Schaldenbrand
Joshua Benaim
Tyler Simpson
Keith Harris
Eric Jordan
MET Orchestra
as
Giuseppe Verdi
Original Music Composer
Joseph Méry
Writer
Camille du Locle
Friedrich Schiller
Original Story
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Music Director
Nicholas Hytner
Director
Gary Halvorson