Introduction Program Artistic profile Gallery More info You could also be interested in... LE NOZZE DI FIGARO W. A. Mozart From 7 to 23 April, 2022 More info COSÌ FAN TUTTE W. A. Mozart From 9 to 25 April, 2022 More info After abusing their freedom, solidarity and menfolk met with forgiveness Marc Minkowski and Ivan Alexandre have taken up an ambitious and novel challenge: that of making the three operas written by Lorenzo Da Ponte and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – which resemble the tessellae of a splendid mosaic – into three-part series which will be staged four times. Each opera is a masterpiece in its own right but they also have several features in common: respect for the unities of classical drama (unity of place, time and action) and the similarities between the characters (Countess-Donna Elvira / Don Giovanni-Count, and so on). Thus each libretto appears in its true colours when the opera is seen in conjunction with the other two because certain traits are completed and clarified. Staging them one after the other, as in a festival, affords the audience new insights by enabling them to immerse themselves in the turbulent lives of the motley gallery of characters. All the women share the suffering caused by the violence of the male characters. Their only refuge is feminine solidarity and their menfolk, after abusing their freedom, are invariably met with forgiveness. This new perspective brings new meanings to light, confronting the audience with the notion of seduction and raising crucial questions such as: “What does it mean to be a man or a woman in present-day society?”, “What limits do we put on our desires?”, “What does it mean to form a couple today?” or “What are the consequences of our impulses and of abuse?”. For seduction lies at the core of this trilogy, which is an ageless mirror, an inexhaustible handbook for life, and a folle journée as well, during which così fan tutt(i), while all voices unite to sing "Viva la libertà!". PARADISE: self-indulgence Don Giovanni World premiere: 29/10/1787 at the National Theatre, Prague. Barcelona premiere: 18/12/1849 at the Teatre Principal. Liceu premiere: 21/02/1866. Last Liceu performance: 28/10/2020. Total number of Liceu performances: 91. Approximate running time 3h 5m First act 1h 19m Interval 30m Second act 1h 11m Artistic profileStage directorIvan AlexandreStage director assistantRomain GilbertSet designAntoine FontaineChoreographyNathalie Van ParysCostume designAntoine FontaineLightingIvan Alexandre and Nicolás FischtelStage director assistantAnna PoncesProductionDrottningholms SlottsteaterChorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu (Pablo Assante, director)Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del LiceuConductorMarc MinkowskiCastDon GiovanniAlexandre DuhamelIl Commendatore / MasettoAlex RosenDonna AnnaIulia Maria DanDon OttavioJulien HenricDonna ElviraArianna Vendittelli LeporelloRobert GleadowZerlinaAlix Le SauxDebut LiceuDebut roleAlexandre DuhamelAlex RosenIulia Maria DanJulien Henric Arianna VendittelliRobert GleadowAlix Le Saux Cast change Bass Alex Rosen replaces Leonard Bernad as Il Commendatore, due to personal reasons. April 20228Friday19:00Turn E12Tuesday19:00Turn PC20Wednesday19:00Turn G24Sunday17:00Turn TAD Programa de mà T'oferim l'opció de descarregar-te el programa de mà de forma gratuïta. DESCARREGAR Playlist Musical highlights from Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni & Così fan tutte, selected by Víctor García de Gomar, artistic director of the Liceu. Don Giovanni (© Mats Bäcker) Don Giovanni (© Mats Bäcker) Don Giovanni (© Mats Bäcker) Don Giovanni (© Mats Bäcker) Don Giovanni (© Mats Bäcker) Don Giovanni (© Mats Bäcker) La veu del Liceu Marc Minkowski and Ivan Alexandre propose a bold approach to the three Mozart operas with a libretto by Da Ponte, all united by a scenic, musical and thematic vision close to the spirit of the eighteenth century. Information of Interest You could also be interested in... LE NOZZE DI FIGARO W. A. Mozart From 7 to 23 April, 2022 More info COSÌ FAN TUTTE W. A. Mozart From 9 to 25 April, 2022 More info