Semyon Bychkov conducts the first revival of Nicholas Hytner's Royal Opera production of Verdi's grandest opera, first heard in 2008.
Don Carlos ...... Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa ...... Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Elizabeth of Valois ...... Marina Poplavskaya (soprano) Philip II ...... Ferruccio Furlanetto (bass) Princess Eboli ...... Marianne Cornetti (mezzo-soprano) Grand Inquisitor ...... John Tomlinson (bass)
Carlos V ...... Robert Lloyd (bass) Flemish Deputies ...... Daniel Grice, Dawid Kimberg, Changhan Lim, David Stout, John Cunningham (baritones), with Lukas Jokobski (bass) Voice from Heaven ...... Eri Nakamura (soprano) Royal Opera Chorus Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Semyon Bychkov (conductor).