What weighs on the heart of Don Carlos and makes him avoid his father, King Philip II of Spain? What is this secret that the vigilant eyes of the Court struggle to uncover?

In 16th century Spain, youthful idealism, love, sensitivity, the need for change, for action, and for life suffocate within the heart of Don Carlos, who places his hopes in his brotherly friend, Marquis Posa.

The strong will of Posa, his innovative ideas, his faith and dedication to Don Carlos lead him to implement a plan that will attempt to overturn the state's terror of the monarch.

Don Carlos was presented for the first time in August 1787 and is based on a French romantic novel of the 17th century. Through a complex plot and the multidimensional characters of the work, the author reintroduces critical timeless concerns.

It aptly refers to the relationship of man with power, his need for freedom, the conflict of authoritarianism and disobedience, moral imperative and new ideals, idealism and reality.