Don Carlos (play)
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Don Karlos, Leipzig, 1787
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| Written by | Friedrich von Schiller |
| Characters | Carlos, Prince of Asturias Philip II of Spain Duke of Alba Elisabeth of Valois Princess of Eboli Marquis of Posa |
| Original language | German |
| Subject | conflict between Don Carlos and his father, King Philip II |
| Genre | drama |
| Setting | Spanish Court at Aranjuez |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Don Carlos (German: Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien[nb 1][1]) is a (historical) tragedy in five acts by Friedrich Schiller; it was written between 1783 and 1787 and first produced in Hamburg in 1787. The title character is Carlos, Prince of Asturias and the play as a whole is loosely modeled on historical events in the 16th century under the reign of King Philip II of Spain.
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Opera adaptations
Several operas have been composed on the basis of the play:
- 1844 opera by Michael Costa (libretto Leopold Tarentini, London)
- 1847 opera by Pasquale Bona (libretto Giorgio Giacchetti, Milan)
- 1850 opera by Antonio Buzzolla (libretto Francesco Maria Piave, Venice)
- 1862 opera by Vincenzo Moscuzza (libretto Leopold Tarentini, Naples)
- 1867 & 1884 Don Carlos and Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi (libretto Joseph Méry & Camille du Locle, Paris, Italian translation by Achille de Lauzières and Angelo Zanardini, Milan; German translation by Julius Kapp and Kurt Soldan)
English translations and stage adaptations
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- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Reprint of an 1872 translation.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Reprint of a 1996 translation (out-of-print).
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Poulton's adaptation was directed by Michael Grandage in a well-reviewed staging.[2][3]
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. MacDonald's adaptation was first staged in Edinburgh in 1995. It is a verse translation in iambic pentameter; Mary Carole McCauley wrote, "MacDonald creates a sense of ease within his 10-syllable metric lines by using modern idioms, and what the translation lacks in a certain lush richness, it may make up for in accessibility."[4]
Influence on English-language literature and film
Jeffrey High has found influences of Schiller's plays on the screenplays for several Hollywood films, and in particular suggests a close correspondence between Don Carlos and the screenplay for Star Wars (1977).[5]
See also
Further reading
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Review of a 2004 production in Sheffield, England of Mike Poulton's adaptation from the German, along with an extended discussion of play's history.
- University of Oxford production of Don Carlos at the Oxford Playhouse, 18-21 Feb. 2009
Notes
- ↑ Schiller replaced the Portuguese spelling "Dom" with the Spanish "Don" in 1801, after Christoph Martin Wieland had made him aware of the difference.
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References
- ↑ Thiel, Luzia. Freundschafts-Konzeptionen im späten 18. Jahrhundert: Schillers "Don Karlos" und Hölderlins "Hyperion". Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, 2004, ISBN 978-3-8260-2744-4, p. 15.
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