The other Don Giovanni: Gazzaniga's take on the legendary lothario

Marcus Swietlicki (Don Giovanni) and Henna Mun (Maturina)

David Fraser (Commendatore), Daniel Barrett (Pasquariello) and Marcus Swietlicki (Don Giovanni)

Alexandra Dunaeva (Anna), Georgia Melville (Elvira), Henna Mun (Maturina) and Ellen Pearson (Ximena)

By Dominic Lowe, 22 November 2023

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“Henna Mun... an appealing higher register and a presence that makes her a natural on the stage”

Reviewed at Royal College of Music: Britten Theatre, London on 20 November 2023

Gazzaniga, Don Giovanni, o sia Il convitato di pietra

RCM Opera Studio

Michael Rosewell, Conductor

Louise Bakker, Director

Becky-Dee Trevenen, Set Designer

RCM Symphony Orchestra

Marcus Swietlicki, Don Giovanni

Alexandra Dunaeva, Donna Anna

Georgia Melville, Donna Elvira

Ellen Pearson, Donna Ximena

Sam Harris, Duca Ottavio

Daniel Barrett, Pasquariello

Sam Hird, Biagio

Henna Mun, Maturina

David Fraser, Il Commendatore

Benedict Munden, Lanterna

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***11

Nightmares dressed as daydreams: Respighi and Ravel at the RCM

Dominic Lowe, 13th March

An opportunity to hear one of Respighi's operas in the UK is a real treat; the composer's take on Sleeping Beauty, La bella dormente nel bosco, is an ideal companion to to Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilèges in a terrific double bill at the Royal College of Music.

****1

Candy and Communism: Hänsel und Gretel at the Royal College of Music

Dominic Lowe, 14th March

A new production of Humperdinck's charming fairy-tale opera is always to be welcomed, particularly when performed with such enthusiasm by the students of the Royal College of Music.

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A delicious evening which showed off its young talent to best advantage and made us want more Offenbach.

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Excellent performances cannot turn a conventional production of Massenet’s Werther into a dramatic experience for the 21st century.

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Neil Armfield's production for State Opera South Australia combines a sparkling night of entertainment with first class musical values.

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

The other Don Giovanni: Gazzaniga's take on the legendary lothario at the RCM