Verdi: Don Carlo - Teatro Regio Torino (2013) [Blu-ray]

Opera in 4 acts - 1884 Italian version

Teatro Regios 2013 revival of their highly successful 2006 production of Verdis Don Carlo celebrates the 40th anniversary of the theatres 1973 reopening. With traditional staging and lavish costume design, the production garnered high acclaim in the national and international press. Shown here in the four-act version, Don Carlo is the fascinating tale of father-son power struggles, adultery and love that borders on incest. The cast under the powerful baton of Gianandrea Noseda is headed by renowned Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas, and also features Ludovic Tézier, who has been hailed as one of the best Verdian singers of our time (ResMusica). ""Without doubt, the Argentinian directors [Hugo de Ana] production is one of the best around, for the quality of sets and costumes, for the traditional yet modern / high-tech look, for the theatrical sense and the wisdom in all details and gestures for every cast member, and for the highest philological attention to every word of the libretto.