Michael Tanner

Why imperfect operas like Don Carlo are more interesting than perfect ones

Michael Tanner chooses his favourite recordings of Verdi’s magnificent muddle

Roberto Alagna as Don Carlo and Simon Keenlyside as Rodrigo in a Met production from 2010 – both singers feature in Michael Tanner's favourite recordings of the opera. Image: Mary Altaffer / AP / Shutterstock
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