7/21/2023 0 Comments Don carlos met opera review![]() However, in the case of Don Carlos - also known as Don Carlo but without the “s” - and unlike my review of the Met’s Dmitri Tcherniakov production of Borodin’s Prince Igor (see the following link: ), it all depends on a production team’s ultimate goals vis-à-vis the final outcome. I don’t know if I’ve succeeded, but that’s been my intention all along. The better to elicit a clearer understanding of their work has been a practice of mine for as long as I can remember. As an example, I’ve spent countless hours and reams of online pages in support of going back to a composer’s initial ideas about a subject. I’m all for authenticity where original works are concerned. Yet, despite this ongoing effort, most opera companies continue to stress the Italianate version above all others. Various attempts at reintroducing this massive work in its elaborate French-style musical setting have been met with the usual fanfare, touting its literary superiority over the standard Italian translation, and so forth. ![]() audiences in general, have been hearing since the 1950s and beyond. That being the case, this writer has always preferred the more familiar Italian version, one that Met Opera patrons, and U.S. ![]() It was written and conceived for the Paris Opéra in French and, according to the May 2022 issue of Opera News and other books, pamphlets, and journals, was revised, edited, and presented in the French language. Verdi’s five-act opus maximus Don Carlos from 1867 is the veteran composer’s longest stage-work by far. ![]() Verdi’s French five-act, version of ‘Don Carlos’ at the Met Opera (Photo: Met Opera) ![]()
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