CENESNATICO, Italy — Two weeks of hard work by the young singers of Opera al Mare opera workshop came to an exciting conclusion with the finale of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” when the rake faces his ...
When Ivo van Hove first discussed his “very dark” vision of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with his cast at the Metropolitan Opera, the leading man had doubts. “He said, ‘But is there no hope?’” the Belgian ...
There are so many ways to play the title character in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni knows this firsthand because he’s been in 120 performances spread over 13 different productions ...
The Friday night opening of Houston Grand Opera’s "Don Giovanni," which runs through May 3, brought back the joint production of the HGO with Royal Opera House-Covent Garden, Gran Teatre del Liceu and ...
Though innocent until proven guilty, Sean “Diddy” Combs currently reigns as America’s poster boy for drug orgies and forced seductions of young women and girls — an American Don Juan (Don Giovanni in ...
Mozart’s Don Giovanni, regarded by many as one of the greatest operas of all time, tells the centuries-old story of the libertine Don Juan. Don Giovanni tries to seduce Donna Anna, which goes awry and ...
Mozart’s 237-year-old opera “Don Giovanni” is filled end to end with glorious arias that showcase the talents of its singers. But its plot — inspired by the Don Juan stories about a serial seducer ...
Who said opera wasn’t sexy? Legendary lover Don Juan gets an Italian makeover in Mozart’s classic opera “”Don Giovanni,”” the UA school of music’s latest opera production, which is set to play this ...
“Don Giovanni,” an opera based on the legendary fictional libertine Don Juan, will be shown at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center May 20 as part of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD program. Deceit, ...
‘Don Giovanni’ a must-see, even if van Hove’s ideas don’t always work. Karen Almond/Met Opera Van Hove’s introduction to the Met comes more than twenty-five years after he burst onto New York’s ...
The battle of the sexes is the most ancient of all story plots. It’s the basis of most operas, most sit-coms, and most Hollywood gossip. And certainly the Don Juan myth is an essential example of that ...
When Ivo van Hove first discussed his “very dark” vision of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with his cast at the Metropolitan Opera, the leading man had doubts. “He said, ‘But is there no hope?’” the Belgian ...