The Royal Opera - Don Giovanni Reviews
28 March 2024
Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni), Willard W. White (Commendatore)
Ensemble
Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni), Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Donna Anna)
General scene
Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni), Ildebrano D'Arcangelo (Leporello)

Performance reviews

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Don Giovanni

The Royal Opera


No. of reviews: 11

An interesting – but unrealisable – interpretation
13 Jul 18 / The Spectator
The implication of the labyrinthine mansion of a set and swirling video projections is that there’s no reality her
3 Jul 18 / The Times
A thrilling ride
3 Jul 18 / The Stage
Video kills the opera star – or nearly – in this well-cast revival of Mozart's masterpiece
2 Jul 18 / What's on Stage
The cast are sensationally good in an assured revival
2 Jul 18 / Independent
Coming into focus
2 Jul 18 / Planet Hugill
Hell is oneself: Don Giovanni returns to the Royal Opera in heavenly form
2 Jul 18 / Bachtrack
There is something very Danish about this Don Giovanni
2 Jul 18 / Opera Today
Holten’s Don Giovanni stimulates and, occasionally, transfixes at Covent Garden
2 Jul 18 / Seen and Heard
While Ildebrando d’Arcangelo shines, the audience doesn’t make Don Giovanni’s conquest list
1 Jul 18 / OperaWire
A glitzy visual experience, with some strong performances and vivid characterisations
1 Jul 18 / Classical Source
Production details
Cast
Kwiecien, D'Arcangelo, Willis-Sørensen, Bassenz, Breslik, Reiss, Sivko, White
(c) Minkowski (d) Holten
Performance dates
29 June, 3, 6, 9, 12, 17 July 2018
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