Composer

Guiseppe Verdi

Librettist

Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle after Schiller’s drama, Cormon’s drama and Prescott’s history. Revised in 4 acts by du Locle, translated into Italian by Angelo Zanardini based on Achile de Lauziéres’ original version)

Venue and Dates

Royal Opera House, London

25 March, 3, 6, and 11 April 1989
(If you know of other performance dates please contact webmaster@geraldfinley.info)

Conductor

Director/Designer

Performers

Don Carlo - Dennis O'Neill

Rodrigo - Gino Quillico

Elisabetta : Katia Ricciarelli

Philip II - Samuel Ramey
Princess Eboli - Agnes Baltsa
Tebaldo : Anne Dawson
Countess of Aremberg : Romayne Grigorova
 Count Lerma - John Dobson
A Monk - John Connell
A Royal Herald - Alan Jones
Flemish Deputies - Jonathan Best, Bruno Caproni, Gerald Finley, John Hancorn, Gerard Quinn, Jonathan Veira
Voice from Heaven - Gillian Webster
Grand Inquisitor Willard White

Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Notes

This was Gerry’s debut with the ROH