The read
It runs long at 3h 10m.
Synopsis
This production was originally staged for the Pepsico Summerfare Festival, The International Performing Arts Festival of the State University of New York at Purchase. Leaving the lyrics in their original Italian, acclaimed American director Peter Sellars transports Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Don Giovanni" to a modern-day metropolis, nestling the opera's beloved characters among the brownstones of New York City's Harlem. Sellars's contemporary retelling of a classic musical tale is one of three performances in a Mozart series that also includes "Le Nozze di Figaro" and "'Così Fan Tutte."
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter SellarsDirector
Cast
- Herbert PerryLeporello
- Eugene PerryDon Giovanni
- Dominique LabelleDonna Anna
- Lorraine HuntDonna Elvira
Themes
new york cityoperamozartblaxploitation cinemadon juanharlem, new york cityafrican americanmodern retelling