"Magnificent . . . leaves no doubt that you are watching a classic. . . . In Mike Poulton's fleet and vivid translation . . . the story of a tyrannical King Philip II of Spain and his abused, love-tormented son, Don Carlos, has all the deftly plotted twists and turns of a thriller. You lean forward in your seat, desperate to discover what happens next . . . an absolutely spellbinding production of a masterpiece"--Daily Telegraph