Don Giovanni

Story

Synopsis

Don Giovanni was commissioned by the Prague Opera immediately after the success of The Marriage of Figaro: Mozart and Da Ponte wanted to build on their success and chose a subject that had triumphed just a few weeks earlier in Venice, a Don Giovanni composed by Giuseppe Gazzaniga. Revisiting the theme of the Seville Cheat – a prevalent subject in theatre since the mid-17th century, especially through Molière’s powerful incarnation, and in a ballet by Gluck in Vienna in 1761 – Da Ponte focused the work on the libertine character of Don Juan, no doubt drawing inspiration from his friend Casanova (who in fact helped make changes to Act 2, Scene 9, and attended the Prague première).

Director

Marshall Pynkoski

Writers

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Language

English

Country

France

Release date

17 January 2023

Ensemble

Cast

• Alexandre Duhamel

  Don Giovanni

• Robert Gleadow

  Leporello

• Ana Maria Labin

  Donna Anna

• Arianna Vendittelli

  Donna Elvira

• Alix Le Saux

  Zerlina

• Julien Henric

  Don Ottavio

• Alex Rosen

  Il Commendatore

• 

  Marc Minkowski

  Conductor