Name: Don Giovanni
Start: 2023-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Lucie Stern Theatre

Organization

Sänger

Sopran

Michelle Allie Drever

Donna Anna

Bass

Antonio Azpiri

Leporello

Joshua Hughes

Der Komtur

Shaina Martinez

Donna Elvira

Tenor

Eric Levintow

Don Ottavio

Sarah Benzinger

Zerlina

Masetto

Dirigat

José Luis Moscovich

Regie

Richard Harrell

Bühnenbild

Peter Crompton

Kostümbild

Callie Floor

Lichtgestaltung

Steven Mannshardt

Tongestaltung

Giselle Lee

Bariton

John Allen Nelson

Don Giovanni

West Bay Opera

Maske

David Gillam

Haar

Palo Alto

Vereinigte Staaten

Lucie Stern Theatre

Public

Genehmigt

World Premiere: Estates Theater (Stavovské divadlo) Prague

October 29, 1787

WBO Premiere: April 16, 1982

Pictured: Interior of the Estates Theater -  Prague

Photo: Jerome Schneider (own work)



Considered one of the greatest operas of all time, Don Giovanni is one of three operas that Mozart wrote to libretti by Lorenzo DaPonte. West Bay Opera has only presented it 3 times in the last 67 years, in 1982, 2004 and 2012. Our last production, in May 2012, directed by the late David Cox and conducted by Maestro Michel Singher, was set in contemporary Brooklyn. The current production goes back to the original period in the 1600's.  The libretto is adapted from the play El burlador de Sevilla o el convidado de piedra, by Tirso de Molina. The Prague premiere was a resounding success. The following year, the work had its premiere in Vienna. For that occasion, Mozart wrote superb additional arias, including Ottavio's Dalla sua pace and Elvira's Mi tradi, both of which we offer in our present production. Don Giovanni is a challenge for any company, regardless of size. We present it virtually without cuts and with a stellar cast.

With its timeless, fast-paced wit and gripping dramatic force, Don Giovanni is a guaranteed great evening at the opera.

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