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. New Production. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Running time: 3hrs 25mins (inclu. one interval)
Cast/Performers
Alex Esposito (Leporello),
Malin Brystrom (Donna Anna),
Veronique Gens (Donna Elvira),
Antonio Poli (Don Ottavio),
Elizabeth Watts (Zerlina),
Dawid Kimberg (Masetto),
Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Commendatore)
Creatives/Company
Music:
MozartLyrics:
Da Ponte (1787)
Producer(s):
Royal Opera,
Houston Grand OperaConductor:
Nicola LuisottiDirector:
Kasper HoltenDesign(s):
Es Devlin,
Luke Halls (video)
Costume:
Anja Vang KraghLighting:
Bruno PoetChoreographer:
Signe Fabrucius