Mozart: Don Giovanni Blu-ray (The Royal Opera) 2014Mozarts sublime tragic comedy offers boundless scope for directors, and Kasper Holten has chosen it to follow his directorial debut of Eugene Onegin. He wanted to shift the emphasis from Don Giovannis sex life into a darker place, showing Giovannis womanizing as an attempt to stave off his own mortality. Each woman he seduces represents a life he could have had. Though it is a dark piece, Holten handles it with a light touch and works with a superb

four of the most iconic abstract works created by The Royal Ballet’s founding choreographer

Incredibile: Carlo Bosi

Maffio Orsini: Anne Howells

His many-layered and beautiful dances provide visual

Director: Stephen Langridge

Conductor: Bertrand De Billy

demonstrated by some of today’s leading dancers

drama’s intense emotions

Principal Dancers: Mara Galeazzi and Gary Avis

Hans-Peter / Nutcracker: Ivan Putrov

Interview with Zenaida Yanowsky (Marguerite and Armand)

Alain: Paul Kay