So, speaking of Jonas Kaufmann, who’s up for a chat during this afternoon’s webcast of Don Carlo at 1:00 pm? (Yes, I realize it’s not quite live, but it’s the most interesting offering La Cieca can see, and she received rapturous reports on the performance from a trusted colleague.)  Details after the jump. 

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Jonas Kaufmann (Don Carlo)
Marina Poplavskaya (Elisabetta)
Simon Keenlyside (Rodrigo)
Sonia Ganassi (Princess Eboli)
Ferruccio Furlanetto (Philip II)
John Tomlinson (Grand Inquisitor)

Conductor: Semyon Bychkov

Listen on WETA

Libretto

Vocal Score

The real-time chat is in the usual location.