#don giovanni

[lesbworth]

how it feels to blorbify an opera buffa servant except we are literally objectively correct

[charnel-grounds]

Albín Brunovský (1935–1997), “Don Giovanni”

aquatint & etching, 1995 — source

[twilightseamist]

Don Giovanni, by Yoshitaka Amano.

This kind of thing is so my jam you don't even know

[your-local-granny]

So excited to finally share my full piece for the @curtaincallzine!!! I had sosososo much fun making this piece!!! the drama of 3-5 and the drama of Mozart operas, together at last <3

(details/ analysis under the cut!)

This was inspired by the final scene of the 2001 zurich production of don giovanni! the thought was Dahlia (Don Giovanni) being cast into hell by the returned ghost of Mia (the Commendatore)-- it works too well!! Also Don Giovanni/ Dahlia as the seducer is just perfect!

I included the thinker statue because it represents the statue of the Commendatore/ Mia that speaks to Don Giovanni/ Dahlia asking them to repent and then casting them into hell! Mia is on the dinner table because of the dinner table Don Giovanni sets when he defiles the statue which actually works pretty well with the gravy/ dinner that the aa cast had the night of the murder! And the rope bridge was meant to parallel the ladder that Don Giovanni casts himself off of in the Zurich 2001 production

Also!! Not only is evidence from the case falling into the river-- I included paper with the final words of the show written on it!! why??? because I'm insane!!

I never quite nailed down 1-to-1 parallels for the rest of the cast but I always saw Iris as Leporello (servant who got in over their head) and Phoenix and Edgeworth as Donna Anna and Don Ottavio (seeking vengeance for the murder/ boyfriend of the person seeking vengeance). I think Pearls and Godot could work as Zerlina and Donna Elvira but it's more about being tricked than being seduced obv. So i guess that makes Maya..... Masetto? There is also a world in which Maya and Franziska are Zerlina and Masetto if only to make "batti batti" absolutely hysterical djhshdjh. Misty Fey could also work as the Commedatore but I feel like this game as a whole is more about Mia? That's just cause i like her more tho tbh

[skeleton-richard]

[leporellian]

i know everyone (including me) loves the teatro comunale di bologna posters but i feel like we need to talk about the don giovanni one. they understand the assignment, which is 'this guy has to look like a trust fund grade-A SHITHEAD'. truly incredible

[jonphaedrus]

(deeply affectionate) What's His Deal

[derring-do]

Opera Streams: Mid-Late February 2026

15th: Wagner's Tristan und Isolde from Gran Teatre del Liceu. Featuring Lise Davidsen, Clay Hilley, Ekaterina Gubanova, and Tomasz Konieczny. Single purchase or season subscription.

17th: Wagner's Götterdämmerung from Teatro alla Scala. Featuring Klaus Florian Vogt, Camilla Nylund, and Nina Stemme. Rental. (It says the 16th at the link but it's the 17th.)

18th: Schumann's Paradise and the Peri from La Seine Musicale. Featuring Mandy Friedrich, Sebastian Kohlhepp, and Victoire Bunel. Free!

19th: Pinto's Mano a Mano from LaMaMa Experimental Theatre Club. An operatic monodrama featuring Paul Pinto. Rental.

21st: Ponchielli's La Gioconda from Teatro San Carlo. Featuring Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, and Ludovic Tézier. Free!

22nd: Rossini's L'Italiana in Algeri from Teatro Municipale Valli Reggio Emilia. Featuring Laura Verrecchia, Ruzil Gatin, and Giorgio Caoduro. Free!

23rd: The Oper! Awards 2026 live from Theater Regensburg. Guests to include Cecilia Bartoli, Jonathan Tetelman, and Barrie Kosky. Free!

26th: Verdi's Luisa Miller from Wiener Staatsoper. Featuring Nadine Sierra, Freddie De Tommaso, and Roberto Tagliavini. Free! [Postponed - look out for the next post]

27th: Mozart's Don Giovanni from Opera Ballet Vlaanderen. Featuring Michael Arivony, Michael Mofidian, Marie Lys, and Reinoud Van Mechelen. Free!

28th: Madetoja's The Ostrobothnians from Ooppera Baletti Finland. Featuring Ville Rusanen, Johanna Nylund, and Maria Turunen. Free!

Probably the 15th or the 22nd: Dukas's Ariane et Barbe-Bleue from Teatro Real. Featuring Paula Murrihy, Gianluca Buratto, and Silvia Tro Santafé. Subscription.

🎙️ Audio spotlight: On February 21st, the St. Louis Symphony presents The Magic Flute, featuring Ben Bliss, Mei Gui Zhang, Will Liverman, and the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. Two things make this particularly special: first, the broadcast will include narration so if you aren't familiar with the opera you can still follow the story. Second, our very own @shredsandpatches performs as a member of the chorus! On the 25th, the broadcast becomes available here for 30 days.