Don Carlos

Don Carlos was the second work by Giuseppe Verdi to have its world premiere in France. It was intended for Paris audiences and did not have to be translated from Italian. It was billed initially at the Opéra on 21 March 1867 with a libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Lode. Its choreography was created by Lucien Petipa, and its sets were the work of Cambon and Thierry (a. 1, a. 3), Despléchin and Lavastre (a. 2, a. 5) and Nolau , Rubé , and Chapéron (a. 4). The work was not overly popular…