Editing Don Carlos (section)

===Act 5===
:[This is Act 4 in the 1883 revision]

''The moonlit [[monastery of Yuste]]''

Elisabeth kneels before the tomb of Charles V. She is committed to help Don Carlos on his way to fulfill his destiny in Flanders, but she herself longs only for death (Aria: "Toi qui sus le néant" / "[[Tu che le vanità]]"). Carlos appears and tells her that he has overcome his desire for her; he now loves her honorably, as a son loves his mother.  They say a final farewell, promising to meet again in Heaven (Duet: "Au revoir dans un monde où la vie est meilleure" / "Ma lassù ci vedremo in un mondo migliore").

:[This duet was twice revised by Verdi]

The King and the Grand Inquisitor enter, with several armed guards. The King infers that Carlos and Elisabeth have been lovers and demands that they both be immediately killed in a double sacrifice. The Inquisitor confirms that the Inquisition will do its duty. A short summary trial follows, confirming Carlos's putative culpability.

:[The trial was omitted in 1883 and does not occur on any commercially available audio recording, although it was performed at [[La Scala]] in 1978.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} It was performed in Vienna in 2004 and recorded on video.<ref name=ViennaDVD2004/>]

Carlos, cries "Ah, God will avenge me, this tribunal of blood, His hand will crush."<ref name=Libretto1867p81>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7UNSAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA81 ''Don Carlos'', 1867 libretto, pp. 81–82].</ref> Defending himself, Carlos retreats towards the tomb of Charles V. The gate opens, the Monk appears, draws Carlos into his arms, covers him with his coat and sings: "My son, the pains of the earth still follow us in this place, the peace your heart hopes for is found only with God."<ref>Verdi; Günther 1986, p. 649: "Mon fils, les douleurs de la terre nous suivent encor dans ce lieu, la paix que votre coeur espère ne se trouve qu'auprès de Dieu!" These words differ from those in the printed libretto.</ref> The King and the Inquisitor recognize the Monk's voice: he is the King's father, Charles V, who was believed dead. As the curtain slowly falls, the Monk leads the distraught Carlos into the cloister to the chanting of monks in the chapel that "Charles V, the august Emperor is naught but ash and dust."<ref>Verdi; Günther 1986, p. 651: "Charles Quint, l'auguste Empereur n'est plus que cendre et que poussière." These words differ from those in the printed libretto.</ref> The opera concludes softly with [[pianissimo]] [[Chord (music)|chords]] and [[tremolo]]s played by the strings.<ref name=ViennaDVD2004/><ref>Verdi; Günther 1986, p. 651.</ref>

:[The ending was revised in 1883, with the Monk singing a tone higher. The score explicitly indicates he is Charles V with royal robe and crown, and the chanting of the monks is no longer sung, but "thundered out as a brass chorale."<ref>Budden 1981, p. 152.</ref><ref>Verdi; Günther 1986, p. 669.</ref>]