Don Giovanni Tenorio o sia il convitato di pietra
Giuseppe Gazzaniga
Comic Opera in one act by Giovanni Gazzaniga
Libretto by Giovanni Bertati
Sung in Italian
Second title of a Double Bill with Turandot by Giovanni Gazzaniga
Cast
Don Giovanni: Miroslav Kopp
Pasquariello: Balazs Poka
The Commendatore: Norman Bailey
Donna Anna: Malmfrid Sand
Donna Elvira: Andrea Bolton
Maturina: Alison Browner
Donna Ximena: Joan Davies
Duke Ottavio: Finbar Wright
Biagio: Alan Cemore
Lanterna: Philip Doghan
Creative Team
| Conductor | Simon Joly |
| Director | Patrick Mason |
| Set Design | Joe Vanek |
| Costume Design | Joe Vanek |
| Lighting Design | Paul Pyant |
| Choreographer | Terry John Bates |
| Music Preparation | David Gowland |
| Chorus Master | Roy Laughlin |
The Plot
With his manservant Pasquariello keeping watch outside, Don Giovanni attempts to seduce Donna Anna. Donna Anna's father, the Commendatore, challenges Giovanni to a duel and is killed. Ottavio, Anna's fiancé, swears vengeance. Meanwhile Don Giovanni encounters his old lover. Donna Elvira, outside the walls of Villena. As Don Giovanni woos Donna Ximena, Pasquariello gives Elvira a detailed account all his master's amorous conquests. Maturina and Biagio, accompanied by a party of peasants, arrive. Maturina and Biagio are about to be married, but Don Giovanni chases off a furious Biagio and attempts (unsuccessfully) to seduce Maturina.
Don Giovanni and Pasquariello follow Ottavio when he visits the Commendatore's tomb. Pasquariello is terrified when he hears the statue accept an invitation to dinner. Later that evening at Don Giovanni's house, Elvira pleads with the Don to mend his ways. She leaves when he refuses. Giovanni and Pasquariello enjoy their dinner and sing the praises of food, wine, and Venetian women. The statue suddenly arrives and drags Don Giovanni to his death. Ottavio and the women enter. Pasquariello and Lanterna describe Giovanni's fate to them. The opera ends as all rejoice at his downfall.