immediately killed in a double sacrifice. The Inquisitor confirms that the Inquisition will do its duty. A short summary trial follows, confirming Carlos's putative culpability. [The trial was omitted in 1883 and does not occur on any commercially available audio recording, although it was performed at La Scala in 1978. It was performed in Vienna in 2004 and recorded on video.] Carlos, cries "Ah, God will avenge me, this tribunal of blood, His hand will crush." Defending himself, Carlos retreats towards the tomb of Charles V. The gate opens, the Monk appears, draws Carlos into his arms, covers him with his coat and sings: "My son, the pains of the earth still follow us in this place, the peace your heart hopes for is found only with God." The King and the Inquisitor recognize the Monk's voice: he is the King's father, Charles V, who was believed dead. As the curtain slowly falls, the Monk leads the distraught Carlos into the cloister to the chanting of monks in the chapel that "Charles V, the august Emperor is naught but ash and dust." The opera concludes softly with pianissimo chords and tremolos played by the strings. [The ending was revised in 1883, with the Monk singing a tone higher. The score explicitly indicates he is Charles V with royal robe and crown, and the chanting of the monks is no longer sung, but "thundered out as a brass chorale."] Instrumentation Except as noted, the instrumentation shown here is from the Edizione integrale, second edition, edited by Ursula Günther. Woodwinds: 3 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 4 bassoons, contrabassoon Brass: 4 horns, 2 cornets, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, ophicleide Percussion: timpani, bass drum, triangle, bells, cannon, tambourine, castanets Other: harp, harmonium Stage band: Offstage horns (left and right) in E-flat and B-flat, D clarinet, 2 clarinets in A, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets in D, 4 horns in D, 2 tubas, 2 trombones, 2 bass tubas Strings: violins, violas, cellos, double basses Recordings See also Cultural depictions of Philip II of Spain References Notes Cited sources Budden, Julian (1981), The Operas of Verdi, Volume 3: From Don Carlos to Falstaff. London: Cassell. . Kimbell, David (2001), in Holden, Amanda (Ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam, 2001. Kessler, Daniel (2008), Sarah Caldwell; The First Woman of Opera. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. . Parker, Roger (1998), "Don Carlos",