Set amidst the tumult of the Spanish Inquisition, Verdi’s masterpiece Don Carlo has it all - forbidden love, heartfelt bromance, searing family drama, and political intrigue to spare. King Philip II and the fearsome Grand Inquisitor battle for power ... and Don Carlo, the king’s heir, struggles to conceal his passion for the Queen, who’s also his stepmother. Foes and friends maneuver and manipulate in one of opera’s most magnificent masterworks.