Performer: Rafał Siwek

When the director walks four weeks ahead of opening night, Dutch National Opera and Ballet hastily create a searing double bill of classical tragedy. 

Claus Guth’s Don Giovanni returns to Amsterdam with an almost entirely new cast with strong leads by Seth Carico and Adrian Sâmpetrean. 

Jean-Paul Scarpitta’s San Carlo staging was almost as minimal as a biblical oratorio.