Mozart: Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
“Salzburg Festival 2021”
Synopsis
Premiered in 1787, “Don Giovanni” exposes the timeless theme of a man hovering between vitality and destruction. Neither morality nor the law can stop this serial lover in his quest to conquer all women as he places his own pleasure above all other principles. Today, the rich depth of Mozart’s masterpiece still astonishes audiences with its mix of comedy and seriousness, pleasure and love, entertainment and murder. At the helm of this new Salzburg Festival production, in a near-live broadcast from the Great Festival Hall, director Romeo Castellucci promises to focus on the ambiguity and inner turmoil of this serial lover whose immoral behaviour condemns him to a deadly solitude. The exceptional cast – featuring Italian baritone Davide Luciano (Don Giovanni), Russian soprano Nadezhda Pavlova (Donna Anna) and Finnish bass Mika Kares (the Commendatore) – is accompanied by the chorus and musicians of the musicAeterna ensemble, conducted by Vitaly Polonsky and Teodor Currentzis.
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Salzburg Festival: Mozart’s Don Giovanni conducted by Teodor Currentzis (excerpt) | Carnegie Hall+
Type: Clip • Published 2022-03-07
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Romeo Castellucci
- Original Score
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Original Title
- Don Giovanni
- Country of Origin
- Austria, France
- Spoken Languages
- Italian, German
- Runtime
- 4h 30m
- Production Studios
- Unitel
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Romeo Castellucci
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Romeo Castellucci
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What is Mozart: Don Giovanni about?
Premiered in 1787, “Don Giovanni” exposes the timeless theme of a man hovering between vitality and destruction. Neither morality nor the law can stop this serial lover in his quest to conquer all women as he places his own pleasure above all other principles. Today, the rich depth of Mozart’s masterpiece still astonishes audiences with its mix of comedy and seriousness, pleasure and love, entertainment and murder. At the helm of this new Salzburg Festival production, in a near-live broadcast from the Great Festival Hall, director Romeo Castellucci promises to focus on the ambiguity and inner turmoil of this serial lover whose immoral behaviour condemns him to a deadly solitude. The exceptional cast – featuring Italian baritone Davide Luciano (Don Giovanni), Russian soprano Nadezhda Pavlova (Donna Anna) and Finnish bass Mika Kares (the Commendatore) – is accompanied by the chorus and musicians of the musicAeterna ensemble, conducted by Vitaly Polonsky and Teodor Currentzis.
Who directed Mozart: Don Giovanni?
Mozart: Don Giovanni was directed by Romeo Castellucci.
Who stars in Mozart: Don Giovanni?
The principal cast of Mozart: Don Giovanni includes Davide Luciano, Mika Kares, Nadezhda Pavlova, Michael Spyres, Federica Lombardi.
When was Mozart: Don Giovanni released and how long is it?
Mozart: Don Giovanni was released in 2021 with a total runtime of 4h 30m.
Who composed the musical score for Mozart: Don Giovanni?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Mozart: Don Giovanni was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.