Garifullina was not part of this cast ;)

All singers worse than second rate

I saw the livestream.....actually being there must have been wonderful! Superb cast, and I loved the staging too!!

Nonsense!! It was one of the best casts I have ever seen.

Jenna Siladie I don’t necessarily disagree with your comments except that SY appears to have a problem with stamina. Granted, Don Carlo(s) is a long song but under the assumption that the tape on KZfaq was all from the same performance, Yoncheva sounded much better at the beginning of the opera. Those initial high notes were impressive, pure and simple. I am of the opinion that the big aria was not at the same level. I think she went from extraordinary at the beginning to very good in the aria. My judgement of course.

Great moments of opera the problem is her voice isn’t well developed and the registers aren’t completely connected (her low notes are horrible and chestless )

Нейна почитателка съм.Но,наистина ниските тонове са изпяти не правилно.Не овладяване ,на регистрите.Драматичния репертоар,не е за нейния глас!

The original version was in French (italian composers can sometimes write opera in French, like Donizetti fille du régiment, or others...) then Verdi made an Italian version. This is the Italian version that is played now most of time. The French version is longer, one act more, and in my opinion more difficult to sing (as it is in French)... Watch the Met broadcast in March with a very good cast

@@davidgray5964 all of the variations were originally sung in French it was sung in Italian first at La Scala at the discretion of the house and singing it in Italian has stuck Verdi was ok with it but he didn't write an Italian version

Don Carlos est une commande de l'opéra de Paris à Verdi, c'est la raison pour laquelle il est en langue française. Nous sommes en pleine période du grand opéra à la française qui de plus doit comporter un ballet pour satisfaire le public parisien. La version en 5 acte comporte le fameux acte de Fontainebleau qui a été supprimé dans la version italienne en 4 actes plus souvent chantée aujourd'hui. Quant à cette mise en scène, je ne l'ai pas aimée du tout.

Thierry Genoud un français horrible . et une voix mediocre ...

False! It's for a falcon soprano... Sonya was better last week in New York, she was wonderful. Read specialists critics on internet 😉

Va chanter, imbécile ! LoL