Details

Written shortly after The Marriage of Figaro. Based on the famous legend of Don Juan the master seducer from whom no woman can be considered safe. Don Giovanni pursues, seduces, rapes and murders and in the climax is pulled to hell by a stone statue of one of his victims come to life - he remains unrepentant. His servant Leporello witnesses all his masters wrongs. There is also a rarely performed opera of the same name (and story) by Giuseppe Gazzaniga which was first performed in 1786, eight months before Mozart's version. Sung in Italian. Approx. running time 3 hours 25 minutes. Supported (2002)by Colubia Foundation of San Francisco with additional support provided by The Edgar Foster Daniels Foundations.

Cast/Performers

Gerald Finley (Don Giovanni), Erwin Schrott (Leporello), Ian Bostridge (Don Ottavio), Alexandra von der Weth (Donna Anna), Robert Lloyd (Commendatore), Reinhard Hagen (Commendatore Oct 8 / 11), Darren Jeffery (Masetto)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (1787)
Producer: Royal Opera House
Corporate Sponsor(s): Columbia Foundation of San Francisco, The Edgar Foster Daniels Foundation
Director: Francesca Zambello
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Design: Maria Bjornson
Lighting: Paul Pyant
Choreographer: Stephen Mear