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. Sky and Artsworld Season. Running time approximately 2hrs 50mins.

Cast/Performers

Mark Stone (Don Giovanni), Linda Richardson (Donna Anna), Iain Paterson (Leporello), Mary Plazas (Donna Elvira), Barry Banks (Don Ottavio), Victoria Simmonds (Zerlina), Hans-Peter Scheidegger (Commendatore)

Creatives/Company

Music: Mozart
Lyrics: Da Ponte (1787)
Company: English National Opera
Conductor: David Parry
Director: Calixto Bieito
Translation: Amanda Holden
Design: Alfons Flores
Costume: Merce Paloma
Lighting: Alan Burrett