Don Giovanni (1991)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Thomas Allen

Don Giovanni

Carolyn James

Donna Anna

Carol Vaness

Donna Elvira

Ferruccio Furlanetto

Leporello

Kjell Magnus Sandvé

Don Ottavio

Andrea Rost

Zerlina

Reinhard Dorn

Masetto

Matthias Hölle

Comtur

Director & Crew

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