ROH - Don Giovanni

this is london“A charm that's underpinned by an almost savage animal energy...” Indeed, Constantinos Carydis's conducting, though idiosyncratic, nearly always produced gratifying results. His accompaniment of Don Ottavio's Il mio tesoro, for example, was fluid and delectably light of touch...

Whatsonstage.com“The spark is missing...” Allowing an opera of Don Giovanni’s dramatic immediacy to be viewed through the wrong end of a telescope is a fatal flaw...

The Arts Desk“Aged and confused attempt...” Such is the opera’s lack of heat that even 6 ft jets of flames in the damnation scene do little to hot things up. This was never a classic production...

Guardian“A problematic piece of theatre...” On the plus side, we have Gerzmava, who sings with laser-like accuracy, Lorenzo Regazzo's funny, embittered Leporello, and a forceful, strikingly handsome Masetto from Adam Plachetka...

The Independent“Distinctive vocal colours but only patchy accomplishment...” Gerald Finley and Lorenzo Regazzo – Don Giovanni and Leporello – did the business but the business, especially the comedy, felt over-egged, even desperate at times...