A dark and dingy Don Giovanni from ETO

Von Jack Johnson, 13 März 2016

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Hackney Empire, London, am 11 März 2016

Mozart, Don Giovanni

English Touring Opera

Michael Rosewell, Musikalische Leitung

Lloyd Wood, Regie

Anna Fleischle, Bühnenbild

Camilla Roberts, Donna Anna

Anna Jeruc-Kopec, Donna Elvira

Lucy Hall, Zerlina

George von Bergen, Don Giovanni

Matthew Stiff, Leporello

Robyn Lyn Evans, Don Ottavio

Bradley Travis, Masetto

Piotr Lempa, Komtur

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****1

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***11

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****1

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***11

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**111

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****1

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Jack Johnson

After completing a postgraduate degree in Music at King's College London in 2013, Jack now works in development for an arts charity based in London. Aside from regularly attending concerts, he plays piano and clarinet and enjoys singing with several choirs. Particularly passions include Bach, Prokofiev and the neglected choral works of Hummel

A dark and dingy Don Giovanni from English Touring Opera