Elizabeth of Valois is promised in marriage to Don Carlos of Spain, as part of a peace treaty between the two kingdoms. They meet and fall in love β but no sooner have they declared their love than news comes that the terms of the treaty have changed: Elizabeth is to marry Carlosβs father Philip instead. Politics and religion are dangerously entwined in Giuseppe Verdiβs Don Carlo. Performed on November 30th, 2016, at the OpΓ©ra national du Rhin, Strasbourg.