Don Giovanni in a new adaptation by Roddy Doyle

By Pia Maltri, 01 October 2016

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“Molloy reached the sweet spot where great voice, accurate execution and relevant interpretation meet”

Reviewed at Gaiety Theatre, Dublin on 29 September 2016

Mozart, Don Giovanni

Opera Theatre Company

Fergus Sheil, Conductor

Gavin Quinn, Director

Bruno Schwengl, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Máire Flavin, Donna Anna

Tara Erraught, Donna Elvira

Daire Halpin, Zerlina

David Kempster, Don Giovanni

John Molloy, Leporello

Alexander Sprague, Don Ottavio

Brendan Collins, Masetto

Jonathan May, The Commendatore

Sinead McKenna, Lighting Designer

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Eithne makes a Dublin comeback

Andrew Larkin, 14th October

Based on Irish mythology, Opera Theatre Company deiver a compelling concert performance of an exceedingly rare Irish opera Eithne

****1

An Irish pub setting for Acis and Galatea in Dublin

Pia Maltri, 5th April

Ovid’s Metamorphosis (on which the episode of Acis and Galatea is based) set in an Irish pub? Cowboys in place of shepherds and a bartender instead of a nymph?

****1

Lust, greed and corruption: The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Terry Blain, 13th June

Mahagonny surfaces for just the second time in Ireland, in a collaborative production resonating harshly with the country's recent economic history.

****1

Irish National Opera’s new Rusalka intrigues more than it convinces

Andrew Larkin, 22nd March

Netia Jones’ modern reimagining intrigues more than it convinces, but still makes a strong case for Dvořák’s dark fairy tale.

***11

Billy Budd, or the Triumph of Beauty at the Opéra de Lyon

Stéphane Lelièvre, 21st March

The Opéra de Lyon presents Britten’s masterpiece for the first time: a triumph, both visually and musically, which is received with great enthusiasm by the audience.

****1

Magnifying Glass: a magnificent Les Enfants terribles in Lille

Elena Luporini, 20th March

A new production of Les Enfants terribles at the Opéra de Lille drags the audience into a terribly marvelous labyrinth, courtesy of conductor Virginie Déjos and directors Matthias Piro and Lisa Moro.

*****

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Pia Maltri

Pia first fell head over heels for opera when she was a teenager by listening to recordings of some of the great voices of the past: Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Mirella Freni, Alfredo Kraus. She holds a degree in Italian Literature and she lives in Rome.