Fulham Opera Are Back at St John's in November

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With new production of Verdi's five part grand opera Don Carlo

Fulham Opera are back at St John's Church in November with a new production of of Verdi’s remarkable five part grand opera Don Carlo.

Politics and religion are dangerously entwined in Giuseppe Verdi’s Don Carlo, based on a 1787 dramatic poem by Friedrich Schiller.

Elizabeth of Valois is promised in marriage to Don Carlos of Spain, as part of a peace treaty between the two kingdoms. They meet and fall in love – but no sooner have they declared their love than news comes that the terms of the treaty have changed: Elizabeth is to marry Carlos’s father Philip instead.

Elizabeth, now Carlos’s step-mother, loves him still, but is horrified by his declarations of love. The Grand Inquisitor urges King Philip to have Carlos executed for the sake of the faith and the stability of the kingdom. Carlos decides to flee. He meets Elizabeth one last time to bid farewell – but the Inquisitor’s forces descend upon them.

Don Carlo features two fabulous casts, performing alternately between Tuesday 6 and Saturday 18 November, with each performance starting at 7pm.

Cast A:

Don Carlo: Alberto Sousa
Elisabetta: Philippa Boyle
Eboli: Siv Iren Misund (Verdi Prize 2017 Runner Up)
King Philip: Keel Watson
Rodrigo: Andrew Mayor

They will perform on 6, 11 and 16 November.

Cast B:

Don Carlo: Philip Modinos
Elisabetta: Catharine Woodward
Eboli: Kassandra Dimopolou
King Philip: Steven Fredericks
Rodrigo: Oliver Gibbs

 

They will perform on 9, 13 and 18 November.

Both casts will also feature:

The Grand Inquisitor: Gerard Delrez
Tebaldo: Hannah Macaulay
Un Frate: Ian Wilson-Pope
Conte di Lerma / Un Araldo reale: John Wood
Voice from Heaven: Corinne Hart

 

Don Carlo will be directed by Lewis Reynolds. It will be musically directed and with a new score for 11-piece orchestra by Ben Woodward.

 

Tickets for all performances, priced £27, plus a £2.43 booking fee, are available from Wegottickets.

You can find out more about Fulham Opera on the website.

St John's Church is at the southern end of North End Road, close to Fulham Broadway. The shows are fully wheelchair accessible.

 

October 31, 2018