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, with English and Welsh surtitles

Cast/Performers

Caroline Chaney (revival director), Andrei Kymach (Don Giovanni Feb 18 / 27 Mar 24 / 30 Apr 1 / 6 / 8 / 22 / 28 May 6 / 12), Duncan Rock (Don Giovanni Feb 19 / 26 Mar 17 / 23 / 31 Apr 7 / 21 / 27 May 5 / 11 / 13), Marina Monzo (Feb 18 / 27 Mar 30 Apr 1 / 7 / 22 / 28 May 6 / 12), Lindon Richardson (Feb 19 / 26 Mar 17 / 23 / 24 / 31 Apr 6 / 8 / 21 / 27 May 5 / 11 / 13), Trystan Llyr Griffiths (Don Ottavio Feb 18 / 27 Mar 25 / 30 Apr 1 / 6 / 8 / 22 / 27 / 28 May 5 / 6 / 12), Kenneth Tarver (Don Ottavio Feb 19 / 26 Mar 31 Apr 7 / 21), James Platt (Commendatore), Sarah Tynan (Feb 18 / 27 Mar 24 / 30 Apr 1 / 6 / 8 / 22 / 28 May 6 / 12), Meeta Raval (Feb 19 / 26 / Mar 17 / 23 / 31 Apr 7 / 21 / 27 May 5 / 11 / 13), Simon Bailey (Leporello Feb 18 / 27 Mar 24 / 30 Apr 1 / 6 / 8 / 22 / 28 May 12), Joshua Bloom (Leporello Feb 19 / 26 Mar 17 / 23 / 31 Apr 7 / 21 / 27 May 5 / 6 / 11 / 13), Harriet Eyley (Zerlina Feb 18 / 19 / 26 Mar 17 / 23 / 24 / 30 / 31 Apr 7 / 8 / 21 / 22 / 27 / 28 May 6 / 6 / 11 / 12 / 13), Isabelle Peters (Zerlina Feb 27 Apr 1 / 6), James Atkinson (Masetto Feb 18 / 26 Mar 17 / 23 / 24 / 30 Apr 8 / 21 / 22 / 27 / 28 May 5 / 6 / 12 / 13), Gareth Brynmor John (Masetto Feb 19 Mar 31 Apr 7 May 11)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (1787)
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor(s): Tobias Ringborg, Frederick Brown (Apr 21 / 22 May 11 / 12 / 13)
Director(s): John Caird (original director), Thomas Shenderson (staff director), Rosie Kat (2nd staff director), Kate Flatt (movement)
Costume(s): John Napier, Yoon Bae
Lighting: David Hersey