“….the Commendatore comes for dinner as a monumental statue …… one of the most memorable stagings of Don Giovanni I have ever seen. The descent to hell was particularly great, as the statue broke in half and both real fire and projections overtook our rakish anti-hero.”

The Opera Tattler

“I had to give Rom credit for the pièce de resistance of the night, the towering 24-feet tall bust of Commendatore.…….. needless to say the sight of it—which then split in half and swallowed Don Giovanni in the final scene—truly created a jaw-dropping spectacle and provided the show with a much-needed burst of excitement that late in the game.”

“Erhard Rom’s mostly static set split the House into two sides with the crack in the middle, which seemed to account for the downfall of both the House and the society. In between these sides, a raised platform was placed, where some actions happened during the opera.”

“So run, don’t walk, to see a performance of Don Giovanni at War Memorial….. as a performance of this caliber is hard to find!

Michael Anthonio - Parterre Box