Libretto by François Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle after Friedrich von Schiller's Don Carlos; Italian translation, Achille de Lauzières and Angelo Zanardini. Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on April 17, 1985. Original production, Luchino Visconti; staged by Christopher Renshaw; conductor, Bernard Haitink; the Royal Opera Chorus and the orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Luis Lima, Ileana Cortrubas, Giorgio Zancanaro, Robert Lloyd, Bruna Baglioni, Joseph Rouleau, Matthew Best. Sung in Italian with optional subtitles in English, Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian, Portugese and Japanese .