Straight after finishing his recent run as Don Ottavio at the Vienna State Opera, Rolando Villazón dashed off to Prague to shoot a TV documentary about the premiere of Don Giovanni. The BBC are expected to air it in April or May.
Of his recent Vienna performance, the Kurier said "Villazón's a fighter who compensates for any vocal shortcomings with such charisma and commitment that he can shape even a pallid character like Don Ottavio. And the audience loves Villazón for it."
If the Beeb are preparing a documentary on Don Giovanni, does this mean that Holten's ROH production will be also be shown?
Mind you, looking at the dates, this seems unlikely; the BBC normally show their one opera of the year at Christmas.
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Intermezzo replies - The thought crossed my mind too, but I suspect the ROH would have said something by now if that was the case.
Posted by: Jon | 12 February 2014 at 04:52 PM
Concerning the ROH 'Giovanni', I wonder how well the video projections would be seen on a video presentation. One personal example of a negative difference was the McDermott production of Glass' "Perfect American", which was much more effective in the theater in Madrid, versus the video presentation a few days later.
Posted by: Wolfie M. | 15 February 2014 at 01:17 PM