Playing Verdi’s most glorious music in his grandest opera, the Orchestra of ENO perform with Grange Park Opera.

The burning of heretics in front of the Cathedral of Valladolid is only one of the spectacular elements in Verdi’s great historical tragedy Don Carlo.

Public, personal and political are all intermingled, drawing from Verdi some of his most glorious music, whether in full-throated choruses or introspective arias.

What does a King do when his new wife loves him no longer?

The loneliness of royalty, the conflict between duty and conviction, thwarted passion – Don Carlo has them all.