Don Carlo
In her final production for Aylesbury Opera, Emma took on Verdi's epic drama.
by Giuseppe Verdi
Aylesbury Opera
27th - 29th March 2026
Cast
Philip II - William Stevens
Elisabeth of Valois - Anna Goodhew
Don Carlo - Philip Hayes
Rodrigo - Andrew Mayor
Princess Eboli - Chiara Carbone
The Grand Inquisitor - Richard Perry
A Friar - David Banbury
Teobaldo/Celestial Voice - Rose Rands
The Count of Lerma - David Broom
The Countess of Aremberg - Petronella Kereszturi
Royal Herald - Joel Heritage
Chorus
Jennie Bruce
Joanna Bulmer
Camilla Foster Mitchell
Lawrence Gillians
Celeste Handford
John Harrad
Derek S. Henderson
Neil Henderson
Nick Heritage
Anthony Huggett
Eiluned Jones
Eileen Robinson
Severine Robitaille
Kevin Scott
David Sephenson
Alison Thorman
Fenella Vieceli
Tom Washington
Isabelle Witcher
Richard Wyborn
Production Team
Stage Director and Designer - Emma Large
Musical Director and Conductor - Sam Laughton
Production Manager - Jesper Raymond
Repetiteur - Harriet Lawson
Rehearsal Pianist - Elspeth Wilkes
Stage Manager - Jesper Raymond
Assistant Stage Manager - Willow Thatcher
Lighting Designer - David Greenaway
English Translation - Kenneth Chalmers
Surtitle operator - Max Raymond
Costume Mistress - Gillian Liddell
Photography - Julian Guidera
