Mozart: Don Giovanni

100%% | Nov 03, 2010 |

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).

Featured Cast

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Original Music Composer
Lorenzo da Ponte
Writer

Cast

Bo Skovhus
Don Giovanni
Kyle Ketelsen
Leporello
Marlis Petersen
Donna Anna
Kristine Opolais
Donna Elvira
Colin Balzer
Don Ottavio
David Bizic
Masetto
Anatoli Kotscherga
Il Commandatore
Louis Langrée
Conductor

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