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Mozart's genius shines clearly in San Francisco Opera's darkly comic production of Don Giovanni

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“Tantalizing the senses like a good wine”
Reviewed at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 4 June 2017
Mozart, Don Giovanni
San Francisco Opera
Marc Minkowski, Conductor
Jacopo Spirei, Director
Alessandro Camera, Set Designer
Andrea Viotti, Costume Designer
Erin Wall, Donna Anna
Ana María Martínez, Donna Elvira
Sarah Shafer, Zerlina
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Don Giovanni
Erwin Schrott, Leporello
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Don Ottavio
Michael Sumuel, Masetto
Andrea Silvestrelli, The Commendatore
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
San Francisco Opera Chorus
Robert Mollicone, Fortepiano
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