Premiered in 1787, “Don Giovanni” exposes the timeless theme of a man hovering between vitality and destruction. Neither morality nor the law can stop this serial lover in his quest to conquer all women as he places his own pleasure above all other principles. Today, the rich depth of Mozart’s masterpiece still astonishes audiences with its mix of comedy and seriousness, pleasure and love, entertainment and murder. At the helm of this new Salzburg Festival production, in a near-live broadcast from the Great Festival Hall, director Romeo Castellucci promises to focus on the ambiguity and inner turmoil of this serial lover whose immoral behaviour condemns him to a deadly solitude. The exceptional cast – featuring Italian baritone Davide Luciano (Don Giovanni), Russian soprano Nadezhda Pavlova (Donna Anna) and Finnish bass Mika Kares (the Commendatore) – is accompanied by the chorus and musicians of the musicAeterna ensemble, conducted by Vitaly Polonsky and Teodor Currentzis.
Nadezhda Anatolyevna Pavlova - was born in Vladimir, RSFSR, USSR. Opera singer (soprano). Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018). In 2001 she graduated from the music school in Ivanovo, vocal department. In 2006 she graduated from the Petrozavodsk Conservatory. In 2006-2012 - soloist of the Musical Theater of the Republic of Karelia. Since 2012 - soloist of the Perm Opera and Ballet Theater. Since 2017, a guest soloist of the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater of the Republic of Belarus, since the 2018/2019 season - the Bolshoi Theater of Russia.