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The soulless predator: McVicar's modern take on Don Giovanni in Australia

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“Jonathan Darlington reigned over orchestra with brisk but sympathetic tempi”
Reviewed at Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney on 30 July 2014
Mozart, Don Giovanni
Opera Australia
Jonathan Darlington, Conductor
Sir David McVicar, Director
Robert Jones, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Elvira Fatykhova, Donna Anna
Nicole Car, Donna Elvira
Taryn Fiebig, Zerlina
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Don Giovanni
Shane Lowrencev, Leporello
John Longmuir, Don Ottavio
Richard Anderson, Masetto
Jud Arthur, The Commendatore
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