Champagne is flowing in Sloane Square while cash and coke changes hands in the back alleys of Soho. City trader Jonny slinks effortlessly through the city's dark underbelly, on the prowl for new and dangerous experiences. Desired, depraved and dragging his reluctant intern behind him, he leaves a trail of broken hearts and barristers' blood in his wake.
Sung in a new English translation and set in the pre-credit crunch days of the early noughties, this is a heady mix of sex, violence and beautiful music. A fantastic new collaboration between Soho Theatre and the UK's hottest opera company, OperaUpClose, Winner of the 2011 Olivier Award for Best Opera Production for their brilliantly 're-magined' La Boheme.
Click here to see the rehearsal trailer for Don Giovanni.
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Come on, @WQXR! @AnnieWQXR just said (twice) that a melody being played was “La ci darem la mano.” It was actually a different, slightly less famous aria from Mozart’s “Don Giovanni”—“Il mio tesoro.” Same goof on the app. We expect better from NYC’s classical music station! https://t.co/o5An7YRaOg
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Recently in #Opera in Hong Kong and nearby: Mozart's "Don Giovanni", Donizett's "Don Pasquale" in Hong Kong and "Rita" in Guangzhou, Offenbach's "Pomme d'Api" https://t.co/vH5aVgiPSc https://t.co/mORqoa2hSM
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Bernard Haitink is dead at the age of 92. "Proper" encomia remain to be written. For me, personally, my lasting memory is of Haitink at @RoyalOperaHouse unfolding the mysteries of Mozart's "Don Giovanni", with Sir Thomas Allen in the title role, one petal at a time. RIP, Bernard. https://t.co/cl9t4hzADv