As the discarded women of his past unite to speak out against their offender, Don Giovanni is destined to meet his fate-the fires of Hell. He’s eager to add to the rambling list of women he has already enticed, but when Don Giovanni forces himself on Donna Anna, his devious antics dig him deeper and deeper into trouble. Colombian American soprano Vanessa Vasquez in her WNO debutĬharming, but predatory and manipulative, Don Giovanni is a lover so notorious that his reputation precedes him.Celebrated American bass-baritone Ryan McKinny, who has received acclaim in this role recently at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Houston Grand Opera, brings his powerful voice that “drips with gold” ( Opera News) in his return to the WNO stage.Loren Meeker leading the creative team in a thrilling production Evan Rogister leading the WNO Orchestra in his first staged production as principal conductor.
Don Giovanni surfaces issues of power and justice that seems ripped from today’s headlines.
(WASHINGTON)-Washington National Opera (WNO) kicks off its spring repertory period with a production from February 29–Maof Mozart’s Don Giovanni, a commentary on social deviance in which the anti-hero gets his due, centuries before the #MeToo movement.
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