W. A. Mozart's
Don Giovanni
May 23, 24, 25, 2013
The Gowanus Loft
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Don Giovanni in a Brooklyn loft near the Gowanus Canal, presented by a wonderful new group called LoftOpera. The cast was wonderful. Here was immersive theater of great originality, presented by talented and serious young people. I have seldom exited an opera performance feeling so happy.
—Fred Plotkin, WQXR’s Operavore
Even as much of gentrifying Brooklyn embraces its identity as an often-absurd hipster bemusement park, Loft Opera offers a paradox: an embrace of highbrow establishment pomp as retold by riders of the G train, the one subway line untouched by Manhattan. Throughout the debut performance of Don Giovanni, the performers engaged the audience. At one point, Don Giovanni serenaded a woman in the front row, leaned in over her shoulder and winked at a woman in the second row, sending giggles ricocheting throughout the small space.
—Richard Morgan, The Wall Street Journal
ProductionDirector // William Vaughn
Conductor // Dean Buck Costuming // Barbara Begley Assistant Director // Katie Eisenberg Designer // Claudia Vitarelli Producer // Daniel Ellis-Ferris General Manager // Brianna Maury |
CastLeporello // Pnini Grubner
Donna Anna // Savannah Bisset Don Giovanni // Suchan Kim Il Commendatore // Steven Fredericks Don Ottavio // Paul Han Donna Elvira // Andrea Reichenbach Zerlina // Kirsten Scott Masetto // Daniel Ellis-Ferris Chorus // Paige Johnson-Brown Julia Barrett-Mitchell |
CrewBassoon // Danny Rivera
Viola // Trevor New Clarinet // Steven Lugerner Clarinet // Eleanor Howe Oboe // Phil Rashkin Cello // Nick Jozwiak Cello // Susan Mandel Flute // Darren Ziller Piano // Laetitia Ruccolo French Horn // Casey Cronan French Horn // Ilana Faibish Mandolin // Koby Williamson Violin // Aria Kitaguchi Violin // Julian Panetta Violin // Anna Fürstenberg Violin // Emily Vold Bass // Ben Murphy Trumpet // Cody Rowlands Timpani // Mac Williamson |
