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Exclusive: Sebastian Pilgrim (Germany), Round 1, 2015

Online exclusive footage as Bass Sebastian Pilgrim sings Ella giammai m'am貌!... Dormir貌 sol nel manto mio regal from Verdi鈥檚 Don Carlo in Round 1 of 麻豆社 Cardiff Singer of the World 2015.

About the music: King Philip II of Spain's new queen is the Frenchwoman Elisabeth de Valois, a political match to forge peace between the two countries. Elisabeth was once engaged to Philip's son, Carlo, and although she resigns herself to do her duty to her people, she remains in love with him. As dawn breaks, Philip sings of his failure to win her heart, and reflects sadly that he is destined to sleep alone.

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8 minutes