Toxic masculinity in Orchestra of the 18th century's Don Giovanni

By Nicolas Nguyen, 16 October 2019

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“Paula Murrihy... conveyed Donna Elvira’s quasi hysteria with fiery diction and honey-coloured tone”

Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 15 October 2019

Mozart, Don Giovanni

Kenneth Montgomery, Conductor

Jeroen Lopes Cardozo, Director

André Morsch, Don Giovanni

Henk Neven, Leporello

Katharine Dain, Donna Anna

Paula Murrihy, Donna Elvira

Rosanne van Sandwijk, Zerlina

David Wilson-Johnson, The Commendatore

Thomas Cooley, Don Ottavio

Berend Eijkhout, Masetto

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century

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Nicolas Nguyen

Nicolas is a French Amsterdammer, e-commerce professional and a bit of an opera buff. His experience in the area of music is that of a dilettante. His passion for the opera and vocal music comes from his love for both music and languages which are so perfectly combined in these art forms.