Don Giovanni
Upbeat for Friday 17 August
Today on Upbeat: Lover or #metoo predator? Don Giovanni, women representation in ballet choreography with visiting choreographer Andrea Schermoly and Stravinsky conducts his own ballet score.
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Simon Romanos and Alex Galvin
Alex Galvin and Simon Romanos are about to hold auditions in Wellington for a professional production of Mozart's popular opera Don Giovanni. It will be directed by Alex Galvin, with conductor Simon… Audio
Opera's greatest anti hero seduces Wellington
Here for a good time, not a long time, that was loosely the motto of hedonistic womaniser, Don Giovanni, the opera's greatest anti-hero. Audio
Don Giovanni
While the range of operas being performed seems to be getting smaller and smaller, the weird and wonderful things singers get asked to do in them continue to grow. In New Zealand Opera's production of… Audio
Soprano Anna Leese talks about her role in 'Don Giovanni'
Anna has recently returned to our shores from her home in Italy to play the part of Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni. Audio