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Director: Robin Lough
Conductor: Charles Mackerras
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2374452/
Time: 17th century
Place: in and about Seville
First performance at Prague, October 29, 1787
This is the lothario Don Juan, but in addition to seducing too many women, he kills the father of one of them. And it's murder, because he disarmed him, then killed him. This happens quite near the beginning of the opera.
Then we get some seduction action, all failed, because he runs into an old flame who gets in his way, and a small posse is after him for the murder.
Eventually the ghost of the murdered man dispatches DG, taking him down into a flaming hell.
And this is a comedy.
This production seemed well done.
Cast:
DON GIOVANNI, a young nobleman Baritone :: Simon Keenlyside
LEPORELLO, his servant Bass :: Kyle Ketelsen
THE COMMENDATORE SEVILLE Bass :: Eric Halfvarson
DONNA ANNA, his daughter Soprano :: Marina Poplavskaya
DON OTTAVIO, her fiancé Tenor :: Ramón Vargas
DONNA ELVIRA, a lady of Burgos Soprano :: Joyce DiDonato
ZERLINA, a country girl Soprano :: Miah Persson
MASETTO, her fiancé Baritone :: Robert Gleadow
Rated 8.8 (11)
Royal Opera, cond. Mackerras; 7
LEPORELLO, his servant Bass :: Kyle Ketelsen
THE COMMENDATORE SEVILLE Bass :: Eric Halfvarson
DONNA ANNA, his daughter Soprano :: Marina Poplavskaya
DON OTTAVIO, her fiancé Tenor :: Ramón Vargas
DONNA ELVIRA, a lady of Burgos Soprano :: Joyce DiDonato
ZERLINA, a country girl Soprano :: Miah Persson
MASETTO, her fiancé Baritone :: Robert Gleadow
Rated 8.8 (11)
Royal Opera, cond. Mackerras; 7
