Don Giovanni

Is the love of one woman not enough? And is it even love that Giovanni seeks on his journey from one to another, leaving dozens of broken-hearted lovers behind? What if he is only looking for the thrill of the hunt and rebellion against the social order?

The character of Don Juan – Don Giovanni – has permeated the history of literature and theater for centuries. The first to bring him to the stage as a seducer of women and a denier of human and divine laws was the Spanish playwright Tirso de Molina. Since then, every era has interpreted Don Juan in its own way. Of all Mozart’s operas, Don Giovanni generates the greatest discussion and continuous search for directorial interpretations. The perspective has shifted over the centuries from a Baroque dramma giocoso to a Romantic view of Giovanni as a hero and a libertine.
What is Giovanni like today? Director Petr Forman will seek the answer to this question in the fascinating world of illustrations by the internationally acclaimed artist Petr Sís. This production of Don Giovanni will be another in a series where Collegium 1704 takes its place in the orchestra pit of the Janáček Theatre, letting Mozart’s music sound in a historically informed performance.
Starring Roman Hoza and Luigi di Donato (Don Giovanni), Veronika Rovná (Donna Anna), and Jan Šťáva (Leporello).

Premiere: February 5, 2027, at the Janáček Theatre

Collegium 1704
In co-production with Théâtre de Caen and Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg

Production team

Author Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Libretto Lorenzo da Ponte

Director Jiří Heřman

Musical Preparation Václav Luks

Dramaturgy Patricie Částková

Set Design Pavel Svoboda

Costumes Alexandra Grusková

Lightning design Jiří Heřman

Choreography Jan Kodet

Chorus Master Pavel Koňárek

Obsazení

Don Giovanni: Roman Hoza

Leporello: Jan Šťáva

Donna Anna: Veronika Rovná - J.H.

Donna Elvira: Pavla Vykopalová

Don Ottavio: Petr Nekoranec

Zerlina: Doubravka Novotná

Masseto: Tadeáš Hoza

Commendatore: David Szendiuch