FULL DON GIOVANNI Johannesburg 2022 Kevin Short, Oliver Weidinger, Rouel Beukes, Carla Caramujo
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Libretto: Lorenzo Da Ponte Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Recorded: August 2022
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Kevin Short, Oliver Weidinger, Rouel Beukes, Carla Caramujo, Dr. Musa Nkuna, Caroline Nkwe, Njabulo Mthimkhulu, Thuli Magubane
- Conductor: Johannes Stert
- Orchestra: Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra
- Chorus: Gauteng Choristers
- Chorus Master: Sidwell Mhlongo
- Stage Director: Dr. Christoph Dammann
- Stage Designer: Vanessa Nicolau
- Costume Designer: Vanessa Nicolau
- Lighting Designer: Patrick Mlungisi Mbatha
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Dr.Christoph Dammann
- Date Published: 2022
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 3 Audio:3
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Sung in English
As part of Joburg Theatre’s 60th celebrations, Don Giovanni was presented on the Mande- la Stage. This world class Opera is produced as an in-house production directed by Dr. Christoph Dammann, who previously directed The Magic Flute in 2016, produced by Dr. Musa Nkuna. Mozart describes “Don Giovanni” as a drama giocoso, a “funny drama”. Musically we have an ingenious mixture of serious and comical op- era. The title character is a “dissolute, young nobleman”. Throughout the opera, Don Giovan- ni, the lover who used to be so successful, fails to seduce a woman. His magic no longer works, his dark, violent and misogynistic side emerges more strongly and is a deterrent to his love life. The aesthetics and design of our production are inspired by the “film noir” of the 1950s, with low-key lighting, strong light-dark contrasts and a few splashes of color.