Mozart: Don Giovanni

The read

It runs long at 3h 2m.

Synopsis

More than two centuries after its creation, the emotional pull of this supreme opera remains absolutely intact. Dmitri Tcherniakov duly revisits the myth and makes the seducer of Seville a ‘man without qualities’, a cipher whose words have a hypnotic power over women. His words will disrupt the proprieties ruling the Commandatore’s family. His words are also what makes Don Juan such a subversive figure and the embodiment of one of the most powerful modern European myths. Leading the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra is one of the best Mozart conductors, Louis Langrée. Bo Skovhus portrays a dispirited Don Giovanni, old playboy and anti-hero. Kyle Ketelsen is his servant Leporello, currently a shoe-in for this rôle. The superb female trio is composed of Marlis Petersen (Donna Anna), Kristine Opolais (Elvira) and Kerstin Avemo (Zerlina).

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Key crew

• Wolfgang Amadeus MozartOriginal Music Composer
• Dmitri TcherniakovDirector
• Lorenzo da PonteWriter

Cast

• Bo SkovhusDon Giovanni
• Kyle KetelsenLeporello
• Marlis PetersenDonna Anna
• Kristine OpolaisDonna Elvira
• Colin BalzerDon Ottavio
• Kerstin AvemoZerlina
• David BizicMasetto
• Anatoli KotschergaIl Commandatore
• Louis LangréeConductor

Themes