More dramma than giocoso: Don Giovanni at Covent Garden

Por David Karlin, 06 julio 2021

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“You couldn’t ask for a more cultured pair of voices than our master and servant pairing”

Crítica hecha desde Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres el 5 julio 2021

Mozart, Don Giovanni

The Royal Opera

Constantin Trinks, Dirección

Kasper Holten, Dirección de escena

Es Devlin, Diseño de escena

Anja Vang Kragh, Diseño de vestuario

Bruno Poet, Diseño de iluminación

Jack Furness, Director de reposición

Luke Halls, Videoarte

Erwin Schrott, Don Giovanni

Gerald Finley, Leporello

Adela Zaharia, Donna Anna

Nicole Chevalier, Donna Elvira

Zuzana Marková, Zerlina

Adam Palka, The Commendatore

Frédéric Antoun, Don Ottavio

Michael Mofidian, Masetto

Royal Opera Chorus

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

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