Family jealousy, threat of rebellion, political back-stabbing and the Inquisition weigh heavy on the court of King Phillip II. The tension finally ignites at the King's coronation, where a number of heretics are to be burnt at the stake.
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Joseph Méry | Writer |
| Writing | Camille du Locle | Writer |
| Writing | Friedrich Schiller | Original Story |
| Sound | Yannick Nézet-Séguin | Music Director |
| Directing | Nicholas Hytner | Director |
| Directing | Gary Halvorson | Director |
