Maggio Musicale Fiorentino's Don Giovanni falls at the final hurdle

Luca Micheletti (Don Giovanni)

Adriano Gramigni (Commendatore) and Luca Micheletti (Don Giovanni)

Markus Werba (Leporello) and Anastasia Bartoli (Donna Elvira)

Luca Micheletti (Don Giovanni) and Benedetta Torre (Zerlina)

Ruzil Gatin (Don Ottavio) and Jessica Pratt (Donna Anna)

Von Laura Servidei, 08 Mai 2023

Laden, bitte warten...

Veranstaltung anzeigen

“Micheletti dominated the scene with great stage presence”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Auditorium del Maggio: Sala Zubin Mehta, Florence, am 6 Mai 2023

Mozart, Don Giovanni

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Zubin Mehta, Musikalische Leitung

Giorgio Ferrara, Regie

Dante Ferretti, Bühnenbild

Maurizio Galante, Kostüme

Fiammetta Baldisseri, Licht

Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Stefania Grazioli, Wiederaufnahmeleitung

Francesca Lo Schiavo, Bühnenbild

Luca Micheletti, Don Giovanni

Markus Werba, Leporello

Jessica Pratt, Donna Anna

Anastasia Bartoli, Donna Elvira

Benedetta Torre, Zerlina

Adriano Gramigni, Komtur

Ruzil Gatin, Don Ottavio

Eduardo Martínez Flores, Masetto

Jessica Pratt triumphs in a new Lucrezia Borgia in Florence

Laura Servidei, 9th November

Despite the Maggio Musicale stage being dominated by clerical garb and daring papal parallels, the true revelation is Jessica Pratt's breathtaking role debut as Lucrezia.

****1

Florence's finest: Teatro del Maggio's compelling new Don Carlo

Roy Westbrook, 27th December

Five highly dissatisfied lead characters find only disastrous or ambiguous outcomes. Yet there are few greater operas than this.

*****

A Florentine Comedy: a lively Barbiere di Siviglia in Tuscany

David Larkin, 14th September

A lively and amusing Barbiere at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, with Daniele Gatti expertly marshalling the talents of Ruzil Gatin, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Nicola Alaimo and Fabio Capitanucci in Damiano Michieletto's colourfully minimalist staging.

****1

Juan Diego Flórez charms as Roméo in Florence

Elena Luporini, 3rd May

For the 84th edition of its summer festival, the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino presents its first ever production of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette.

***11

Linda di Chamounix a bittersweet tale at the Maggio Musicale

Laura Servidei, 3rd October

Jessica Pratt shines in this Donizetti coloratura role, with the support of Teresa Iervolino as a luxury Pierotto, and a solid cast of Italian singers.

***11

Science goes screwball in Maggio Musicale's new Così fan tutte

Elena Luporini, 30th August

Sven-Eric Bechtolf's staging holds a balance between philosophy and humour, but Adam Fischer's vivacious conducting is the real star of the evening.

****1

Weitere Kritiken...

Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.