Don Carlos (Verdi, Giuseppe)

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Accompaniments

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1886 version, 5 acts

5 more: Act I • Act II • Act III • Act IV • Act V

Language Italian
Publisher. Info. Milan: G. Ricordi, n.d.
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1886 Version, 5 acts

20 more: Flute 1/2 • Oboe 1/2 • English Horn • Clarinet 1/2 (B♭) • Bass Clarinet • Bassoon 1/2 • Bassoon 3/Contrabassoon • Horn 1/2 (F) • Horn 3/4 (F) • Trumpet 1/2 (E♭) • Cornet 1/2 (A♭) • Trombone 1/2 • Trombone 3/Ophicleide (Tuba) • Bass Drums/Cymbals • Bells/Triangle/Cannon/Harmonium • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4612.
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Offstage Band

18 more: Clarinet 1 (A) • Clarinet 2 (A) • Trumpet 1 (D) • Trumpet 2 (D) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Saxhorn 1 (A) • Saxhorn 2 (A) • Soprano Saxhorn 1 (D) • Soprano Saxhorn 2 (D) • Soprano Saxhorn 3 (D) • Soprano Saxhorn 4 (D) • Bass Saxhorn • Contrabass Saxhorn 1 • Contrabass Saxhorn 2 • Euphonium 1 • Euphonium 2

Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4612.
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1867 version, 5 acts

Arranger Eugène François Vauthrot (1825–1871), piano reduction
Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: Léon Escudier, n.d.(1867). Plate L.E. 2765.
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Arranger Eugène François Vauthrot (1825–1871), piano reduction
Language Italian
Publisher. Info. Milan: Reggio Stabilimento Tito di Gio. Ricordi, n.d.(1872). Plate 40666.
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Language Italian
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate 51104.
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Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4612.
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1884 version, 4 acts

Arranger Eugène François Vauthrot (1825–1871), piano reduction
Language French
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(1884). Plate 48553.
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Language Italian
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.
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Language Italian, Polish
Publisher. Info. Warszawa: Gebethner and Wolff, n.d.(ca.1893). Plate G. 1517 W.
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O don fatale

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete (1867 Version, 5 Acts)

For Piano (Composer)
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Léon Escudier, n.d.[1867]. Plate L.E. 2816.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 2e série, 56e année, Nº 23, 8 Juin 1867, p.258, r.1350.
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For Piano
Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Milan: G. Ricordi, n.d.[1867?]. Plate 40589-616, 40567-71.
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For Piano (Rummel)
Arranger Joseph Rummel (1818–1880)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Léon Escudier, n.d.[1867]. Plate L.E. 2770-2781.
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Misc. Notes Published as Don Carlos grand opéra de Verdi 12 transcriptions littérales pour piano.
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Ella giammai m'amo

For 4 Cellos (Dunn)

4 more: Cello 1 • Cello 2 • Cello 3 • Cello 4

Arranger Bart Dunn
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Ce jour est plein d'allégresse (Finale)

For Guitar, 2 Mandolins and Mandola (Falorni)
Arranger Giovanni Falorni (1862–1944)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1930.
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For Piano (Liszt)
Arranger Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d. Plate M. 31115 Г.
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Libretti

Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: Michel Lévy, n.d.
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General Information

Work Title Don Carlos
Alternative. Title Don Carlo
Name Translations Дон Карлос; דון קרלו; Դոն Կառլոս; ドン・カルロ; 돈 카를로; [8 more...]唐·卡洛; Дон Карлас, опера; Δον Κάρλος; Sinjoro Karlo; دون کارلوس; دون كارلوس; Dons Karloss; 唐卡洛
Name Aliases Don Carlos (Verdi); 唐卡羅; 唐·卡羅
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177798591; LCCN: n81007067; GND: 300165293; BNF: 13920557w
Composer Verdi, Giuseppe
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGV 7
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 or 4 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1867-1886
First Performance. 1867-03-11 in Paris, Salle Le Peletier
First Publication. 1867
Librettist Camille Du Locle (1832-1903)
Joseph Méry (1798-1866)
after Friedrich Schiller
Language French, Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
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Cast
Filippo Il, Re di Spagna (bass)
Don Carlo, Infante di Spagna (tenor)
Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa (baritone)
Il Grande Inquisitore, cieco, nonagenario (bass)
Un frate (bass)
Elisabetta di Valois (soprano)
La principessa Eboli (mezzo-soprano)
Tebaldo, paggio d'Elisabetta (soprano)
La Contessa d'Aremberg (mime)
Il Conte di Lerma (tenor)
Un Araldo Reale (tenor)

Mixed Chorus

Deputati fiamminghi
Inquisitori
Signori e Dame della Corte di Spagna
Popolo
Paggi
Guardie di Filippo II
Frati
Famigliari del Santo Uffizio
Soldati
Magistrati
Deputati delle provincie dell'Impero spagnuolo

Orchestra

piccolo (also flute 3), 2 flutes, 2 oboes (2nd also English horn),
2 clarinets, 4 bassoons (3rd also contrabassoon)
4 horns, 3 cornets, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, cimbasso
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, bells (in F, E), tam-tam, harp, strings

Onstage Instruments

clarinet, 2 clarinets, 4 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, bass flugelhorn,
3 trombones, bombardon, double bass, harmonium, harp
Related Works Pieces based on 'Don Carlos'
External Links Wikipedia article
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Synopsis (English)
Libretto (original language) (1884 four-act version)
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Extra Information Versions [more...]
1867 - French version in 5 acts
1872 - Italian edition of the french version in 5 acts
1884 - Italian revised version in 4 acts
1886 - Italian revised version in 5 acts

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