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Don Giovanni (1991)
Live performance from Cologne Opera. Conlon conducts a skittishly dynamic performance of Don Giovanni. He relies on Thomas Allen’s tough Don to give the work much of its dark menace and on Holle’s terrifying Commendatore to provide the moral outrage – his job is to keep things moving, and he does. The exteriors – blank city spaces reminiscent of the paintings of Giorgio De Chirico – and moodily claustrophobic interiors mirror effectively the anguish of the orphaned Anna and the abandoned Elvira; this is a performance in which the two women victims of the Don function effectively as correctives to his libertine charm. Andrea Rost as Zerlina brings real delicacy to her role, reminding us that “La ci darem la mano” is a duet about her flirtation with Don Giovanni and not just a famous stand-alone moment. This is an admirable presentation of a fine performance.
Updated May 31 2020
Cast
Matthias Hölle
Comtur
Andrea Rost
Zerlina
Carol Vaness
Donna Elvira
Ferruccio Furlanetto
Leporello
Crew
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Original Music Composer
Lorenzo da Ponte
Writer
José Montes-Baquer
Director
Michael Hampe
Director
Michael Hampe
Set Designer
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