Don Carlo

Don Carlo, by Giuseppe Verdi, is an opera set in Inquisition-era Spain, where Prince Don Carlo suffers from an impossible love for Elisabeth of Valois, who has been forced to marry his father, King Philip II. Amid political tensions and personal turmoil, Carlo is encouraged by his friend Rodrigo to fight for the freedom of Flanders. In a court filled with jealousy, betrayal, and the manipulation of religious power, Princess Eboli confesses her love for Carlo, unleashing a chain of suspicion.