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 English, new production. Running time 3hrs 15mins

Cast/Performers

Garry Magee (Don Giovanni), Jonathan Best (Leporello), Majella Cullagh (Donna Anna), Claron McFadden (Donna Elvira), Paul Nilon (Don Ottavio), Lucy Schaufer (Zerlina), Elizabeth McCormack (from Nov 2), Roderick Williams (Masetto), Clive Bayley (Commendatore)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (1787)
Company: Opera North
Director: David McVicar
Conductor: Dominic Wheeler
Design: Kevin Knight
Lighting: Paule Constable

Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T1848733544. Details of all Don Giovanni archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1919

Archive Listings

17 Nov 99 to 20 Nov 99	Grand Theatre and Opera House Leeds, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
10 Nov 99 to 12 Nov 99	Hull New Theatre Hull, Humberside Performance Details => Venue archive
2 Nov 99 to 6 Nov 99	Theatre Royal Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive
27 Oct 99 to 29 Oct 99	Palace Theatre Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive
19 Oct 99 to 23 Oct 99	Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive
14 Oct 99 to 16 Oct 99	Sadler's Wells Theatre Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
7 Oct 99 to 9 Oct 99	Grand Theatre and Opera House Leeds, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Ad not shown

CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.