Organization

Direction d'orchestre

Johannes Stert

Mise en scène

Christoph Dammann

Décors

Vanessa Nicolau

Costumes

Lumières

Patrick Mlungisi Mbatha

Direction de choeur

Sidwell Mhlongo

Chanteur

Baryton

Kevin Short

Don Giovanni

Basse

Oliver Weidinger

Leporello

Rouel Beukes

Le Commandeur

Soprano

Carla Caramujo

Donna Anna

Ténor

Musa Nkuna

Don Ottavio

Caroline Nkwe

Donna Elvira

Njabulo Mthimkhulu

Masetto

Thuli Magubane

Zerlina

Joburg Theatre

italien

Johannesburg

Afrique du Sud

Nelson Mandela Theatre

Public

Private

anglais

Valide

As part of Joburg Theatre’s 60th celebrations, Don Giovanni will be presented on the Mandela Stage. This world class Opera will be produced as an in-house production with Christoph Dammann, who previously directed The Magic Flute in 2016, in consultation with Musa Nkuna, who was also part of the Magic Flute team.

Mozart describes “Don Giovanni” as a drama giocoso, that is, as a “funny drama”. Musically we have an ingenious mixture of serious and comical opera. The title character is not an older Casanova, but a “dissolute, young nobleman”.

The piece is a dark piece, not just in terms of the plot. Most of the scenes are at night, in a dark courtyard or room. Throughout the opera, Don Giovanni, the lover who used to be so successful, fails to seduce a woman. His magic no longer works, his dark, violent and misogynistic side emerges more strongly and is a deterrent to his love life.

The aesthetics and design of our production are inspired by the “film noir” of the 1950s, with low-key lighting, strong light-dark contrasts and a few splashes of color.

English

Don Giovanni by Mozart, Du (2022/2022), Dirigé par Christoph Dammann,, Chef d'orchestre Johannes Stert, Nelson Mandela Theatre, Johannesburg, Afrique du Sud

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