Almost 200 years ago, three musical icons performed New York’s first Italian opera, Don Giovanni, in lower New York. On May 23, they’re back.
The historical production celebrates the connection between Mozart’s librettist (and one of New York’s first Italian immigrants) Lorenzo da Ponte, Spanish bel canto expert Manuel Garcia and his daughter, opera diva Maria Malibran. On May 23, 1826, the three musicians performed Don Giovanni for the first time in America at the long-gone Park Theatre on Park Row in lower Manhattan. And a few weeks later, they reunited for a concert of sacred music at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the same historic space where Don Giovanni in New York will be performed on May 23, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.
Blending selections from the music of Don Giovanni with an original script based upon Da Ponte’s memoirs and Malibran’s and Garcia’s letters, Don Giovanni in New York tells the story of the three musical icons’ collaboration and their important contribution to Italian culture and the arts.
Directed by Anton Armendariz Diaz
Conducted by Nicolo Sbuelz
Script by Andrew Bell
Lighting Design by Anthony Tornambene
Stage Manager: Jaclyn Fulton
CAST:
Don Giovanni: Ricardo Rivera
Leporello: Richard Bernstein
Donna Elvira: Helena Brown
Don Ottavio: Jordan Weatherston Pitts
Donna Anna: Ashley Galvani Bell
Zerlina: Natalie Havens
Commendatore: Tyler Putnam
Lorenzo da Ponte: Michal Gizinski
Maria Malibran: Paulina Cossio
Manuel Garcia: Anton Armendariz Diaz
The participation of Anton Armendariz Diaz was made possible by the Programme of the state agency Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE), in the Mobility category, which facilitates the presence and collaboration of Spanish artists, professionals or creators in the international activities and programmes of foreign cultural organizations and institutions, both public and private.
The historical production celebrates the connection between Mozart’s librettist (and one of New York’s first Italian immigrants) Lorenzo da Ponte, Spanish bel canto expert Manuel Garcia and his daughter, opera diva Maria Malibran. On May 23, 1826, the three musicians performed Don Giovanni for the first time in America at the long-gone Park Theatre on Park Row in lower Manhattan. And a few weeks later, they reunited for a concert of sacred music at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the same historic space where Don Giovanni in New York will be performed on May 23, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.
Blending selections from the music of Don Giovanni with an original script based upon Da Ponte’s memoirs and Malibran’s and Garcia’s letters, Don Giovanni in New York tells the story of the three musical icons’ collaboration and their important contribution to Italian culture and the arts.
Directed by Anton Armendariz Diaz
Conducted by Nicolo Sbuelz
Script by Andrew Bell
Lighting Design by Anthony Tornambene
Stage Manager: Jaclyn Fulton
CAST:
Don Giovanni: Ricardo Rivera
Leporello: Richard Bernstein
Donna Elvira: Helena Brown
Don Ottavio: Jordan Weatherston Pitts
Donna Anna: Ashley Galvani Bell
Zerlina: Natalie Havens
Commendatore: Tyler Putnam
Lorenzo da Ponte: Michal Gizinski
Maria Malibran: Paulina Cossio
Manuel Garcia: Anton Armendariz Diaz
The participation of Anton Armendariz Diaz was made possible by the Programme of the state agency Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE), in the Mobility category, which facilitates the presence and collaboration of Spanish artists, professionals or creators in the international activities and programmes of foreign cultural organizations and institutions, both public and private.