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Don Carlos is a Dramatis Poem in 5 acts written by the German classical playwright and poet Friedrich von Schiller. It was first performed on stage in Hamburg in 1787.
The story is loosely based on the historical conflict between King Phillip II of Spain and his son and heir Don Carlos. But Schiller adds many fictional elements, in particular a love affair between Carlos and his step-mother Queen Elizabeth and the character of the Marquis de Posa who is depicted as a champion of liberty and religious tolerance, ideas more in line with the enlightenment thinking of the 18th Century than those of 16th century Spain.
This play is the basis for Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos.
(Summary by Alan Mapstone)
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6789
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- Project Code: iIATXUqW
- Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Schiller (Friedrich Schiller)
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Carlos_(play) - Number of sections (files) this project will have: 69
- Does the project have an introduction or preface: Yes
- Original publication date (if known): 1872
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Genres for the project: Plays/Drama/Tragedy
Keywords that describe the book: Tragedy, German, Schiller
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
For individual roles:
Submit one file per act. At the beginning of the first file, say:
Leave 3-5 seconds of space between your lines (room noise, not generated silence)."Character, read by your name."
For narration/stage directions:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For section 0 say:
At the end of section 0 say:"Introduction and Dramatis Personae for Don Carlos. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org. Don Carlos, a Dramatic Poem in 5 Acts by Friedrich von Schiller, translated by R. Dillon Boylan."
For each act say:"End of Introduction and Dramatis Personae."
At the end of each act say:"Act # of Don Carlos, by Friedrich von Schiller, translated by R. Dillon Boylan. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain."
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of Act #."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Don Carlos, by Friedrich von Schiller, translated by R. Dillon Boylan."
Filename:
For individual roles: doncarlos_role_#.mp3 where # is the act number. (e.g. doncarlos_carlos_1.mp3)
For final files: doncarlos_#_schiller_128kb.mp3 where # is the act number. (e.g. doncarlos_1_schiller_128kb.mp3)
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