Opera Artists - 1
Opera Artists - 2
Don Carlo History
Opera Philadelphia Production of Don Carlo
The Real People
100
This soprano is making her Opera Philadelphia debut in the role of Elizabeth of Valois
Who is Leah Crocetto?
100
This bass singer performs the role of the Grand Inquisitor in Don Carlo
Who is Morris Robinson?
100
Don Carlo is a study of the uses, abuses, limitation, and affects of this
What is power?
100
One of two opera companies that influenced the Opera Philadelphia production of Don Carlo
What is the Washington National Opera or the Minnesota Opera?
100
He was known for his cruel behavior and uncontrollable temper, and was eventually imprisoned by his father
Who was Don Carlo?
200
This tenor is making his Opera Philadelphia debut as Don Carlo
Who is Dimitri Pittas?
200
This Don Carlo opera singer also sang in "Otello" for the San Francisco Opera
Who is Eric Owens?
200
Don Carlo, first produced in Paris in 1867, was sung in this language
What is French?
200
The oppressive and repetitive architecture from a royal monastery, built by King Philip II in Spain, that serves as the setting for Don Carlo
What is El Escorial?
200
She was French and 13 when she became Queen of Spain (the king's third wife) and was two years younger than the prince, son from the king's first marriage
Who was Elizabeth de Valois?
300
This bass-aritone is making his debut as King Philip II in Don Carlo
Who is Eric Owens?
300
This opera singer produced his first album entitled, "Going Home," released on the Decca label
Who is Morris Robinson?
300
The number of acts that originally were performed in Don Carlo
What is 5
300
Another name for the cathedral dome that changes in appearance during Don Carlo
What is cupola?
300
He is the son of Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor
Who was Philip II?
400
This mezzo-soprano makes her Opera Philadelphipa debut as Princess Eboli in Don Carlo
Who is Michelle Deyoung?
400
One of three opera singers who performed previously in La boheme
Who is Dimitri Pittas or Leah Crocetto, Eric Owens, or Troy Cook?
400
This is the language of the play "Don Karlos, Infante von Spanien", the text that Verdi used to create the libretto for Don Carlos
What is German?
400
The silvery ivory color of the cathedral dome presents a symbol of one of these concepts
What is hope, escape, Carlo's love for Elizabeth, or the dream that was Fontainbleau?
400
The real name of Princess Eboli, who married at age 13, lost her right eye at age 14, and had 10 children before she died at the age of 52
Who was Dona Ana de Mendoza?
500
This baritone is acting in his fifth production with Opera Philadelphia and sings the part of Rodrigo in Don Carlo
Who is Troy Cook?
500
These three local opera singers are performing in Don Carlo
Who are Eric Owens, Troy Cook and Morris Robinson?
500
In 1950, people picketed the New York Metropolitan Opera's performance of Don Carlo because they mistakenly believed that the opera was this
What is anti-Catholic?
500
The cathedral dome is burned away, leaving only charred remains and grey ash created by this
What is the fire from the auto-da-fe?
500
This author created the fictitious character Rodrigo, Marquis de Posa, to explain and promote the writer's liberal beliefs about political freedom
Who was Friedrich von Schiller?
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