MET OPERA LIVE IN HD – DON CARLOS

26 MARCH 2022: In this original five-act, French-language version of Verdi’s milestone, Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads an all-star cast. Live in cinemas on 26 March.

For the first time in company history, the Met presents the original five-act French version of Verdi’s epic opera of doomed love among royalty, set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition. Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a world-beating cast of opera’s leading lights in this performance on March 26, including tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role, soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Élisabeth de Valois, and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton as Eboli. Bass-baritones Eric Owens and John Relyea are Philippe II and the Grand Inquisitor, and baritone Étienne Dupuis rounds out the all-star principal cast as Rodrigue. Verdi’s masterpiece receives a monumental new staging by David McVicar that marks his 11th Met production, placing him among the most prolific and popular directors in recent Met memory. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, presented in Germany and Austria by Clasart Classic.

Production Company The Metropolitan Opera
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Orchestra / Band The Metropolitan Opera
Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Stage Director David McVicar
Soloist Sonya Yoncheva
Soloist Jamie Barton
Soloist Matthew Polenzani