Don Giovanni 33 years old

Live performance from Cologne Opera. Conlon conducts a skittishly dynamic performance of Don Giovanni. He relies on Thomas Allen’s tough Don to give the work much of its dark menace and on Holle’s terrifying Commendatore to provide the moral outrage – his job is to keep things moving, and he does. The exteriors – blank city spaces reminiscent of the paintings of Giorgio De Chirico – and moodily claustrophobic interiors mirror effectively the anguish of the orphaned Anna and the abandoned Elvira; this is a performance in which the two women victims of the Don function effectively as correctives to his libertine charm. Andrea Rost as Zerlina brings real delicacy to her role, reminding us that “La ci darem la mano” is a duet about her flirtation with Don Giovanni and not just a famous stand-alone moment. This is an admirable presentation of a fine performance.

Credits

Don Giovanni Cast

Name	Character
Thomas Allen He was 46, now 80 years old	as Don Giovanni
Andrea Rost She was 28, now 62 years old	as Zerlina
Matthias Hölle He was 39, now 73 years old	as Comtur

Don Giovanni Crew

Name	Department
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as Original Music Composer. He was 234 (35) years old when He died	Sound
Lorenzo Da Ponte as Writer. He was 241 (89) years old when He died	Writing
José Montes-Baquer as Director. He was 55 (74) years old when He died	Directing