The hunt for love drives the characters in this opera. Don Giovanni, who has had 2065 conquests, loses his touch. Tormented by his own drive, by loving or jealous women or by their men, he finds refuge in a cemetery. He invites the commander that he has murdered to an evening meal. The stony guest appears and urges repentance, which Giovanni refuses. The opera ends with a unique musical journey to Hell.
Dramma giocoso in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performed in Italian with German surtitles
Running time 3 hours 20 minutes
Premiere 03 Jul 1993
Musical Director: Rainer Mühlbach
Staging: Willy Decker
Set Design: Wolfgang Gussmann
Costume Design: Frauke Schernau
Lighting Design: Friedewalt Degen
Choir: Christof Bauer
Dramaturgy: Hella Bartnig
Don Giovanni: Markus Butter
Il Commendatore: Michael Eder
Donna Anna: Rachel Willis-Sørensen
Don Ottavio: Andrej Dunaev
Donna Elvira: Barbara Senator
Leporello: Alexander Hajek
Masetto: Scott Conner
Zerlina: Carolina Ullrich
Saxon State Opera Choir
Staatskapelle Dresden
With generous support of the Foundation for Support of the Semperoper
