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Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In Italian with German and English surtitles
Dramma giocoso in two acts · Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Synopsis
Murder, seduction, revenge and punishment – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” has all the makings of a varied and profound opera experience. Together with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart created what continues to be one of the most famous works in modern opera repertoires. Elements of comedy and tragedy blend together in the “dramma giocoso” surrounding the famous ladies’ man Don Giovanni. He leaves behind a trail of destruction in the lives of the women he meets, including Donna Anna, Donna Elvira and Zerlina, who is engaged to be married. Donna Anna swears she will avenge the death of her father, whom Giovanni murders at the beginning of the opera, while Donna Elvira keeps vacillating between love and hate.
The work’s central themes are questions of morality, the power of seduction and the unavoidable punishment for transgressions. In this opera, Mozart masterfully presents the deep-running emotions of his characters in a nuanced fashion: Donna Anna’s thirst for revenge, Donna Elvira’s being torn between love and fury and Zerlina’s insecurity and confliction between seducibility and loyalty. The moral of the story is manifested in a unique way in the finale of the opera.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) composed “Don Giovanni” as the third of the “Da Ponte operas”, i.e. his third opera with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. The opera was commissioned by nobility in Prague, where it saw its world premiere in 1787. Even though Mozart was pressed for time when he composed it, he created a work that constitutes an ideal combination of drama and humour and is still a staple in opera programmes today.
Alexandra Liedtke has been working with the Salzburg State Theatre for more than ten years and has staged many memorable drama and opera nights. With the 2025/2026 season, she assumes artistic responsibility for the opera division as its principal director. She teams up with principal conductor Carlo Benedetto Cimento for the staging of Mozart’s score.
Duration: 3 h including one intermission
We offer introductory talks 45 and 30 minutes ahead of each performance.
Reviews
„Lustvoll gibt die Regisseurin die toxische Mischung aus Selbstverliebtheit und Gewaltbereitschaft der Lächerlichkeit preis. Das Landestheater hat den "Don Giovanni" mit einer Ausnahme - Lukasz Konieczny als nachtschwarzer Komtur - aus dem hauseigenen Ensemble besetzt, das als homogenes Kollektiv agiert. Auch wenn naturgemäß nicht nur genuine Mozart-Stimmen zu erleben sind, ist die vokale Leistung bemerkenswert."
„Es ist ein Mozart-Ensemble, und zwar ein sehr gleichgewichtiges und eines so gut wie ohne Schwächen. George Humphreys und Daniele Macciantelli als Giovanni und Leporello – was für ein Gewinnerteam am absteigenden Ast! Nicht nur, dass sie im sängerischen Miteinander so vertraut wirken wie ein altes Ehepaar, das die Bedürfnisse und Macken des anderen verinnerlicht hat. Die beiden schenken einander nichts, jeder der beiden ist aber auch auf die Millisekunde genau zur Stelle mit den richtigen Worten.“
Performances
Audio introduction
von Anna N. M. Lea
Cast
Musical Director
Carlo Benedetto Cimento
Conducting
Carlo Benedetto Cimento (09/20, 09/23, 09/30, 10/08, 10/12, 10/16, 10/30, 12/21, 01/04)
Tobias Meichsner (12/04, 12/07, 12/10, 12/16, 12/19)
Director
Alexandra Liedtke
Stage Design
Philip Rubner
Costume Design
Johanna Lakner
Dramaturgy
Anna N. M. Lea
Don Giovanni
George Humphreys (09/20, 09/23, 10/08, 10/12, 10/16, 12/04, 12/10, 12/16, 12/19, 01/04)
Yevheniy Kapitula (09/30, 10/30, 12/07, 12/21)
Komtur
Lukasz Konieczny
Donna Anna
Nicole Lubinger
Don Ottavio
Luke Sinclair (09/20, 09/23, 12/04, 12/07, 12/10, 12/16, 12/21, 01/04)
Ilia Skvirskii (09/30, 10/08, 10/12, 10/16, 10/30, 12/19)
Donna Elvira
Katie Coventry (09/20, 09/23, 09/30, 10/08, 10/30, 12/04, 12/07, 12/10, 12/16, 12/19, 12/21, 01/04)
Layla Claire (10/12, 10/16)
Leporello
Daniele Macciantelli
Masetto
Yevheniy Kapitula (09/20, 09/23, 10/08, 10/12, 10/16, 12/04, 12/10, 12/16, 12/19, 01/04)
Felix Pacher (09/30, 10/30, 12/07, 12/21)
Zerlina
Hazel McBain
Orchester
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg