Il vero motivo di interesse di questo Don Giovanni si ritrova invece nell’ottimo cast vocale. Il basso baritono uruguaiano Erwin Schrott e il basso parmigiano Roberto Tagliavini hanno realizzato un

Kasper Holten’s production of Don Giovanni, whose designs by Es Devlin initially seemed irritatingly obtrusive, has now settled satisfyingly under the guidance of a series of revival directors – t

The first reason for that is the excellent cast. Uruguayan bass-baritone Erwin Schrott holds the whole thing together perfectly in the title role.

Erwin Schrott in the title role reveals a tremendous bass-baritone (the final scene when he is at the front of the stage is particularly impressive), and projects the Don as a large and jovial charact

Hartmut Haenchen dirige l'Orchestre du Royal Opera House sans la légèreté des récitatifs qui alternent avec sa baguette empesée, lestant certes la partition d'un peu de poids métaphysique.