Don Giovanni

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Conductor – Maestro Christofer Macatsoris

Conductor – Robert Kahn (conducting 5/2, 5/4, 5/9)

Director – Jeffrey Buchman

Choreographer – Rosa Mercedes

 

April 27 – May 9, 2023

Mozart’s sublime tragic comedy Don Giovanni is widely regarded as the first Grand Opera ever performed in Philadelphia, debuting at The Chestnut Street Theater in 1818. The devilish Don pursues women all over Europe, leaving a trail of broken hearts and shattered lives. A ghostly encounter ensures that this devil gets his due! AVA first presented Don Giovanni in 1986-87 and continued with performances in 2000, 2005, 2011 and 2015 which featured many alumni who have gone on to significant professional careers.

Maestro Christofer Macatsoris and Robert Kahn conduct the AVA Opera Orchestra.

• April 27, 29, May 2, 2023 – AVA’s Helen Corning Warden Theater
• May 4, 2023 – Young Professionals performance at AVA
• May 6, 2023** – Central Bucks South High School, 1100 Folly Rd, Warrington, PA 18976
• May 9, 2023 – The Haverford School’s Centennial Hall, 450 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041

** Tickets to the Bucks County performance can be purchased at the door one hour before the performance with cash or check only.

All performances at 7:30 PM

 

DON GIOVANNI CAST
In order of vocal appearance

Leporello            

• Cumhur Görgün – 4/29, 5/4, 5/9
• Dylan Gregg – 4/27, 5/2, 5/6

Donna Anna

• Yihan Duan – 4/29, 5/4, 5/9
• Lydia Grindatto – 4/27, 5/2, 5/6

Don Giovanni                    

• Peter Barber – 4/27, 4/29, 5/4, 5/9
• Benjamin Dickerson – 5/2, 5/6

Commendatore                

• Griffen Hogan Tracy (AVA ’22)

Don Ottavio                       

• Angel Raii Gomez – 4/29, 5/4, 5/9
• Shawn Roth – 4/27, 5/2, 5/6

Donna Elvira      

• Monique Galvão – 4/29, 5/4, 5/9
• Emily Margevich – 4/27, 5/2, 5/6

Zerlina                                  

• Jenny Anne Flory – 4/27, 5/2, 5/6
• Ethel Trujillo – 4/29, 5/4, 5/9

Masetto

• Yue Wu

CHORUS – 4/27, 5/2, 5/6

• Sopranos: Yihan Duan, Loella Grahn
• Mezzo-sopranos: Alla Yarosh
• Tenors: Angel Raii Gomez, Matthew Goodheart, Zachary Rioux
• Basses & Baritones: Peter Barber, Kevin Godínez, Cumhur Görgün

GHOST WOMEN – 4/27, 5/2, 5/6

• Monique Galvão
• Loella Grahn
• Alla Yarosh
• Ethel Trujillo

CHORUS – 4/29, 5/4, 5/9

• Sopranos: Loella Grahn, Lydia Grindatto
• Mezzo-sopranos: Alla Yarosh
• Tenors: Matthew Goodheart, Zachary Rioux, Shawn Roth
• Basses & Baritones: Benjamin Dickerson, Kevin Godínez, Dylan Gregg

GHOST WOMEN – 4/29, 5/4, 5/9

• Jenny Anne Flory
• Loella Grahn
• Emily Margevich
• Alla Yarosh

Meet the Artists

Sponsors

This production is generously sponsored by Judith Broudy