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classical music, opera, theatre
Mozart: Don Giovanni
11 September 2025 Thursday
7 pm - 10:30 pm
one interval
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
MOZART EXPEDITION – THE DON GIOVANNI EFFECT
Change

We regret to inform you that Andrè Schuen, who performed the title role in Mozart’s Don Giovanni on September 9, has withdrawn from appearing in the performances on September 11 and 12 due to bad health. His place in the production will be taken by one of the world’s most sought-after dramatic baritones, the Grammy Award-winning Christopher Maltman.

Thank you for your kind understanding.

Conductor and director:

Iván Fischer

Cast:

Don Giovanni Andrè Schuen (7 Sept.; 9 Sept.) / Christopher Maltman (11 Sept.; 12 Sept.)
Leporello Luca Pisaroni
Donna Anna Maria Bengtsson
Donna Elvira Miah Persson
Don Ottavio Bernard Richter
Zerlina Giulia Semenzato
Masetto Daniel Noyola
Il Commendatore Krisztián Cser

Creators:

costume designer Anna Biagiotti
light and set designer Andrea Tocchio
technical director Róbert Zentai
stage manager Udo Metzner
repetiteur Nóra Füzi
movement director Georg Asagaroff
movement coach Fanni Czvikli

Featuring:

Dance ensemble of Iván Fischer's Opera Company
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Students of the University of Theatre and Film Arts

“You’ll never truly know me,” says the world-famous seducer, and indeed: Don Giovanni’s character has remained unfathomable and endlessly captivating for centuries. Should we sympathise with him? Or condemn him? Perhaps both? He is a complex and fascinating figure, who, with Lorenzo Da Ponte’s libretto and Mozart’s music, presents an eternal and rewarding challenge for directors. This is not the first time Iván Fischer has had dealings with this opera: as both a conductor and director, he is a Don Giovanni expert. The cast is as spectacular as ever, and features singers from the world’s top opera houses, including some names and voices already familiar to the Budapest Festival Orchestra audience.

The performance is not recommended for audiences under the age of 16.

Presented by: Budapest Festival Orchestra, the Iván Fischer Opera Company, Müpa Budapest, Vicenza Opera Festival

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