In my telly last night: Anja Harteros -Elizabeth .

Don Carlo live broadcast from Salzburg Festival. What a treat!
An unknown chorus of oppressed folk starving in cold weather, then the Fontainebleau meeting and above all the Lacrymosa after Posa's death: Could I ask for more?
Gorgeous costumes in a bare setting full of meaning when the cameras moved according to what is sung and expressed on the singers'face, plus intense musical  parts with Antonio Pappano's efficient conducting,  made this rendition really valuable.
Some of my sceen captures at  one crucial moment,

Act 1,
The veiled mother:

Carlo wants help from his Queen to leave l'Escurial,  proper inferno,  but bursts with love for Elizabeth his former fiançée:

At his cry of love, she also allows herself to listen to her heart. She unveils:
They cannot repress their love for each other. The singing is heartbreaking from both Anja Harteros and Jonas Kauflmann.

 brief love instant, surrounded by doomed future for both :

It is impossible for me to imagine another duo for this type of opera:  they match vocally, physically and also dramatically as they both have an extreme sense of restraint.  Their voices of course are above criticism most of the time, even if Jonas Kaufmann has not a solar voice like Italian tenors. He is really a fine singer.
This beautiful image will not last. they will end on their knees, crushed by Fatum....and death.
I only want to keep here the beauty of these artists on my telly.... for a night.(and more ...)
Of course VIVA VERDI!