Luc Bondy's 1996 production of Don Carlos was staged, recorded and filmed at the Chatelet in Paris. These seven performances were blessed with an all-star cast, loaded with important singers either starting their careers (Roberto Alagna) or at the height of their dramatic powers (Karita Mattila, Jose Van Dam.)
Roberto Alagna
as Don Carlos, Infante of Spain
Thomas Hampson
as Rodrigue, Marquis of Posa
José van Dam
as Philippe II
Karita Mattila
as Elizabeth de Valois
Waltraud Meier
as La Princesse Eboli
Eric Halfvarson
as Le Grand Inquisiteur
Csaba Airizer
as Un moine / Charles V
Anat Efraty
as Thibault
Donna Brown
as Une voix d'en haut
Scott Weir
as Le comte de Lerme / Un hérault royal
Antonio Pappano
as Conductor
