Verdi Don Carlos (2022)

For the first time in company history the Met presents the original fiveact French version of Verdis epic opera of doomed love among royalty set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition Patrick Furrer leads a worldbeating cast of operas leading lights in this March 26 performance including tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Élisabeth de Valois and mezzosoprano Elīna Garanča as Eboli Bass Günther Groissböck and bassbaritone John Relyea are Philippe II and the Grand Inquisitor and baritone Étienne Dupuis rounds out the allstar principal cast as Rodrigue Verdis masterpiece receives a monumental new staging by David McVicar that marks his 11th Met production placing him among the most prolific and popular directors in recent Met memory This live cinema transmission is part of the Mets awardwinning Live in HD series bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe