The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlo

December. 11,2010      
Rating:
8.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Family jealousy, threat of rebellion, political back-stabbing and the Inquisition weigh heavy on the court of King Phillip II. The tension finally ignites at the King's coronation, where a number of heretics are to be burnt at the stake.

Roberto Alagna as  Don Carlo
Marina Poplavskaya as  Elisabeth of Valois
Simon Keenlyside as  Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa
Ferruccio Furlanetto as  Philip II - King of Spain
Eric Halfvarson as  The Grand Inquisitor
Tyler Simpson as  Flemish Deputy

Reviews

Clevercell
2010/12/11

Very disappointing...

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MusicChat
2010/12/12

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

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Dynamixor
2010/12/13

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Janae Milner
2010/12/14

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

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