This Moment in Opera

 

Was part of Don Giovanni autobiographical? Who else may have added to the libretto? How do you approach a piece that's been considered a masterpiece for over two centuries? Conductor Gary Wedow joins us to answer these questions and many more as he discusses our upcoming production of Don Giovanni.

 

What is it about bad boys that we all find so appealing?  Director Christopher Alden and Dramaturg Cori Ellison explore this question and many more in our first in a series of podcasts discussing our brand new production of Don Giovanni, coming to New York City Opera this November.

 

For more information on Don Giovanni and to buy tickets, click here.

    

 

 

New York City Opera is busy preparing for the 2009-2010 season.  In this episode, Dramaturg Cori Ellison speaks with  new General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel and Music Director George Manahan about the upcoming season, which includes Mozart's Don Giovanni, Esther by Hugo Weisgall, Puccini's Madama Butterfly, L'Étoile by Chabrier, and Handel's Partenope.