Editing Don Carlos (section)

====As ''Don Carlos'' in French====
After the première and before leaving Paris, Verdi authorised the Opéra authorities to end Act 4, Scene 2 with the death of Posa (thereby omitting the insurrection scene) if they thought fit. This was done, beginning with the second performance on 13 March, after his departure. Further (unauthorised) cuts were apparently made during the remaining performances.<ref>Budden 1981, p. 25–26.</ref> Despite a grandiose production designed by scenic artists [[Charles-Antoine Cambon]] and Joseph Thierry (Acts I and III), [[Édouard Desplechin]] and [[Jean-Baptiste Lavastre]] (Acts II and V), and [[Auguste Alfred Rubé]] and [[Philippe Chaperon]] (Act IV), it appears to have been a "problem opera" for the Opéra—it disappeared from its repertoire after 1869.<ref>Kimbell 2001, in Holden, p. 1003.</ref>

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File:Marie Sasse as Elisabeth in Don Carlos, 1867 photograph by Numa Blanc – Gallica btv1b52502563r (adjusted).jpg|[[Marie Sasse]] as Elisabeth
File:Carlo V (basso), figurino di Alfred Albert per Don Carlos (1867) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON001220.jpg|Costume design for [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], act 5
File:Don Carlos poster.png|Poster depicting the death of Rodrigo in the King's presence
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