Don Carlo

Item

Record ID

153

Identifier

11833

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Don Carlo

Uniform Title

Don Carlo

Program/Series Title

Don Carlo

Composer

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Text Author

Mery, Joseph, 1798-1865 (libretto) ; Du Locle, Camille, 1832-1903 (libretto)

Production Year

1950

Transmission/Release Date

11/6/50

Transmission/Release Year

1950

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

ABC

Conductor/Music Director

Stiedry, Fritz

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra

Chorus/Choir

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus

Soloists

Cesare Siepi (Filippo II) ; Jussi Bjorling (Don Carlos) ; Robert Merrill (Rodrigue) ; Jerome Hines (Grand Inquisitor) ; Delia Rigal (Elisabeth de Valois) ; Fedora Barbieri (Eboli) ; Lucine Amara (Voice from Heaven) ; Paul Franke (Count of Lerma) Anne Bollinger (Thibault) ; Emery Darcy (Royal Herald) ; Tilda Morse (Countess of Aremberg)

Participants

John Daly (host) ; Igor Casssini (host)

TV/Film Director

Diskin, Marshall

Stage Director

Webster, Margaret

Sets

Gerard, Rolf

Costumes

Gerard, Rolf

Production Company

American Broadcasting Company

Executive Producer

Souvaine, Henry ; Crotty, Burke

Other Information

Opening night live telecast from Metropolitan Opera House to nine cities and an estimated potential audience of four million homes. Intermission features: Opera Quizz with Deems Tylor ; Tex and Jinx McCrary talking with celeberties in Sherry's ; Margaret Webster taking with cast members and Rudolf Bing with back stage video of scene changes. Pre-curtain hosts, John Daly and Igor Cassini.

Duration

ca. 225'

Company

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Sourcemat

PRINTCAT