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An overthought, underperformed Don Giovanni in Vienna

By Paul Selar, 23 June 2015
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Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 16 June 2015
Programme
Mozart, Don Giovanni
Performers
Vienna State Opera
Cornelius Meister, Conductor
Jean-Louis Martinoty, Director
Yan Tax, Costume Designer
Hans Schavernoch, Set Designer
Hibla Gerzmava, Donna Anna
Olga Bezsmertna, Donna Elvira
Aida Garifullina, Zerlina
Adam Plachetka, Don Giovanni
Paolo Bordogna, Leporello
Benjamin Bruns, Don Ottavio
Tae-Joong Yang, Masetto
Ryan Speedo Green, The Commendatore
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
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Paul Selar
Paul Selar
Also known as 'OperaChaser', Paul's passion for attending opera in performance spans 30 years. With a background in architecture and an unstoppable need to travel, Paul's foray into the world of reviewing started as Opera Australia's inaugural Critic-in-Training. He currently blogs at operachaser.blogspot.com.au.