In order to bring about peace between France and Spain, Princess Elisabeth de Valois renounces her great love: instead of Don Carlos, she marries his father, the Spanish King Philip II. When he learns that his son not only desires his own wife but also plots against him politically, he wants to hand him over to the Inquisition...
Production: Peter Konwitschny
Stage design and costumes: Johannes Leiacker
Lighting: Hans Toelstede
Dramaturgy: Werner Hintze
Premiere: 04.11.2001