Opera North - Don Giovanni Reviews
8 May 2024
William Dazeley (Don Giovanni)
Christopher Turner (Don Ottavio), Meeta Raval (Donna Anna)
Oliver Dunn (Masetto), Claire Wild (Zerlina), Chorus
William Dazeley (Don Giovanni)
Elizabeth Atherton (Donna Elvira)

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Don Giovanni

Opera North


No. of reviews: 14

Mozart himself would have approved of this inventive, silly production
20 Nov 12 / Chronicle Live
It’s dark and nasty, but it is also visually very appealing, fun and racy
9 Nov 12 / What's on Stage
An enjoyable and, it must be said, entertaining production of Don Giovanni
5 Nov 12 / Opera Britannia
Don Giovanni successfully launches Opera North's new season
5 Nov 12 / Bachtrack
Talevi's zany staging is like being walloped into submission with a big stick
5 Nov 12 / The Guardian
No laughing matter
31 Oct 12 / The Spectator
Singing and acting are strong and detailed throughout
20 Oct 12 / Independent
Mozart's Don Giovanni is a notoriously hard opera to direct...
20 Oct 12 / Telegraph
Humour is never far from the surface
14 Oct 12 / The York Press
Opera North’s seasonal opening shot finds its mark with Don Giovanni
9 Oct 12 / Seen and Heard
Humour is never far away
9 Oct 12 / The Stage
Refreshingly unpretentious
3 Oct 12 / What's on Stage
Opera North's production of Don Giovanni offers drama and depth hidden by smoke and mirrors
2 Oct 12 / Telegraph
Director Alessandro Talevi has made an uncharacteristic mess of Mozart’s opera
2 Oct 12 / Financial Times
Production details
Cast
Dazeley, Miles/Hargreaves, Raval, Atherton/Diggle, Turner, Wild, Dunn, Druiett
(c) Ringborg/Kraus (d) Talevi
Performance dates
28 September, 5, 12, 17, 20, 26 October, 7, 10, 21, 24 November 2012 (Leeds, Salford Quays & Nottingham)
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