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THE TRUSTS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OPERA IN CONCERT MOZART’S DON GIOVANNI 7.30pm, Friday 19 July Auckland Town Hall Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) is New Zealand’s only full-time, professional, city-based symphony orchestra serving the Auckland region with a comprehensive programme of concerts, education and outreach activities. In more than 70 performances annually, the APO presents a full season of symphonic work showcasing many of the world’s finest classical musicians. Renowned for its innovation, passion and versatility, the APO collaborates with some of New Zealand’s most inventive contemporary artists. The APO is proud to support both New Zealand Opera and the Royal New Zealand Ballet in their Auckland performances. It also works in partnership with Auckland Arts Festival, Auckland Live and the New Zealand International Film Festival, among other organisations. Through its numerous APO Connecting (education, outreach and community) initiatives, the APO offers opportunities to more than 20,000 young people and adults nationwide. More than 250,000 people hear the orchestra live each year, in the concert hall and through video live streams AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA and radio broadcasts. Many thousands more are reached through special events, recordings and other media. CONTENTS Welcome 2 Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra 2019 3 Mozart’s Don Giovanni 5 Synopsis 6 Programme note 8 Cast 10 Acknowledgements 18 Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra receives major funding from Please consider others and mind that cough. A hand or handkerchief placed over the mouth greatly reduces the volume. Please turn off all watch alarms and mobile devices before entering the auditorium. It is strictly prohibited to take photographs, visual or audio recordings of any performance. Programme book Visiting international artists Programme notes by Stay at Enjoy Tabatha McFadyen © 2019 Layout and print management The flowers presented on stage are generously Creative concept donated by Scarecrow – Auckland city’s deli, café and florist MOZART’S DON GIOVANNI2019 1 WELCOME Don Giovanni is described as “the opera of The Trusts Community Foundation (TTCF) is all operas”. Mozart’s genius not only lies in delighted to be a strong supporter of Opera the power of his music, but also in his ability in Concert, the cornerstone of the Auckland to create rich, three-dimensional characters. Philharmonia Orchestra’s annual programme. We’re thrilled that Giordano Bellincampi TTCF’s partnership with the APO was is leading the orchestra to tell the story of established in 1998, a relationship that the complex relationships between these continues to grow and develop. We characters and the ultimate downfall of increasingly value the role that the APO the Don. He leads a stellar cast of singers plays. It delivers not only world-class who have performed Don Giovanni with main stage concerts but also APO prestigious opera companies and houses Connecting, an extensive community and around the globe. education programme for toddlers through to aspiring professional musicians – We’re delighted to once again bring this a programme also supported by TTCF. production to life through the expertise of Stuart Maunder, who returns following TTCF is proud to have West Auckland’s his wonderful stage direction of APO’s Portage and Waitakere Trusts as Otello, Manon Lescaut and Aida. foundation members and it is the Portage trustees’ consistent recommendations that We wouldn’t be able to bring you this ensure TTCF’s ongoing support of APO’s world-class production without the Opera in Concert is an easy decision. support of our friends at The Trusts Community Foundation. We also thank We very much hope that you will enjoy New Zealand Opera for its support. tonight’s operatic masterpiece, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, performed by wonderful A massive thank you to you, our audience, guest artists and Auckland’s own world- for joining us tonight. We hope you enjoy class orchestra conducted by Music the concert. Director, Maestro Giordano Bellincampi. Barbara Glaser Ross Clow Chief Executive Chairman APO.CO.NZ Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra The Trusts Community Foundation 2 AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA 2019 Music Director Cellos Trombones Giordano Bellincampi David Garner + Douglas Cross β James sang-oh Yoo # Ben Lovell Green+ Concertmaster Liliya Arefyeva Andrew Beer Bass Trombone Katherine Hebley Timothy Sutton * Associate Concertmaster You Lee Liu-Yi Retallick Callum Hall Tuba Tak Chun Lai * Assistant Concertmaster Basses Miranda Adams Gordon Hill β Timpani + Steven Logan β First Violins Annabella Zilber + Artur Grabczewski # Oliver Simpson Percussion # Lauren Bennett Evgueny Lanchtchikov Eric Renick β Mark Bennett Matthias Erdrich Jennifer Raven # Elzbieta Grabczewska Michael Steer Shane Currey Rachel Moody Flutes Harp Ainsley Murray β Melanie Lançon Ingrid Bauer * Alexander Shapkin Kathryn Moorhead + Yanghe Yu Guest Musicians Piccolo Lucy Qi Zhang Violins Jiwon Lee, Naomi Lee, Jennifer Seddon-Mori * Yuri Cho Manshan Yang, Hyewon Kim Oboes Cello Nils Hobiger Second Violins Bede Hanley β Bass Lachlan Radford Dianna Cochrane β Camille Wells + Principal Clarinet Xin (James) Jin + Brad Whitfield William Hanfling # Cor Anglais Bassoon Preman Tilson Rae Crossley-Croft = Martin Lee * Fortepiano David Kelly Jocelyn Healy Clarinets Mandolin Dylan Lardelli Milena Parobczy Bridget Miles (Bass Clarinet) + Ewa Sadag James Fry (Eb Clarinet) + Katherine Walshe Lucia Siwy Bassoons Harris Leung ~ Ingrid Hagan β Yang Rachel Guan Ebbett + Violas Robert Ashworth β Horns David Samuel + Nicola Baker β Christine Bowie # Emma Eden * Anne Draffin # Carl Wells # Simon Williams # Helen Bevin ß SECTION PRINCIPAL David Kay Gregory McGarity + ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Susan Wedde Trumpets = SECTION LEADER EMERITUS Wen Chuan Lin β Huw Dann * PRINCIPAL Rainer Saville + # SUB PRINCIPAL # Josh Rogan ~ APO ORCHESTRAL FELLOW MOZART’S DON GIOVANNI2019 3 Proudly helping the APO bring you the best international talent. www.malcolmpacific.com THE TRUSTS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OPERA IN CONCERT MOZART’S DON GIOVANNI PRESENTED BY AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEW ZEALAND OPERA Conductor Giordano Bellincampi Don Giovanni Richard Šveda Leporello Robert Gleadow Donna Elvira Brigitta Kele Donna Anna Ekaterina Siurina Zerlina Natasha Wilson Masetto Morgan Pearse Il Commendatore Pelham Andrews Don Ottavio Adam Frandsen The Freemasons New Zealand Opera Chorus Stage Direction Stuart Maunder AM MOZART’S DON GIOVANNI2019 5 that she stay behind with him. Her insistence that all will be fine, seeing as she SYNOPSIS is “in the hands of a knight” is cold comfort to her enraged groom, who is led away Spain, mid-18th century along with the other guests by Leporello. Finally alone with Zerlina, he calms her ACT I conscience about their budding affair by proposing marriage to her. She A Betrayal, A Murder and an Oath enthusiastically agrees. An embittered servant (Leporello) stands Best Laid Plans guard while his master (Don Giovanni) is occupied with a woman. Giovanni rushes However, Elvira appears and betrays his out, pursued by an increasingly hysterical true character, begging Zerlina to flee woman (Donna Anna), calling for aid to from him. Anna and Ottavio also enter, stop her masked ‘betrayer’. Hearing the having come with the intention of asking voice of her father (the Commendatore) Giovanni to help them in avenging the she goes back into the house. The Commendatore’s murder. He defends Commendatore challenges Giovanni to himself from Elvira’s tirade by reassuring a duel, but is immediately slain. Giovanni them that the woman is mad. They’re not and Leporello flee the scene. Anna returns sure who to believe. As Giovanni leaves, Anna suddenly recognises his voice as with her fiancé (Don Ottavio) to help her the man who betrayed her, asking Ottavio father, only to discover that he is already once again to avenge her. dead. She makes Ottavio swear to avenge his murder. Don Giovanni arrives back at his castle, A Woman Scorned seemingly unbothered by the day’s events. He orders Leporello to prepare the party. In the morning, Don Giovanni and Leporello overhear a woman desperately So Close and Yet So Far seeking the lover who has abandoned Zerlina apologises to Masetto, who her. Don Giovanni sees an opportunity for forgives her but remains suspicious. Don ‘consolation’ and approaches her, realising Giovanni leads them back to the party. too late that the woman is actually Donna Dressed for a masquerade, Anna, Elvira Elvira; the traitor she’s after is him. He and Ottavio approach the door of the evades her accusations, throwing it instead castle. The unknown guests are welcomed to Leporello to defend his character. in. Giovanni separates Zerlina from the He slips away, leaving Elvira to hear in rest of the party, but when she screams excruciating detail just how many other the three unmask themselves and confront women have been in her position. She Giovanni, who pins the blame on Leporello swears to avenge her disgrace. and manages to slip away. Everyone Loves a Wedding Two peasants (Masetto and Zerlina) are celebrating their wedding. Giovanni and Leporello happen upon them, and the nobleman is immediately taken with the bride. He insists on throwing a lavish party for the couple at his castle. Zerlina happily APO.CO.NZ acquiesces to Don Giovanni’s suggestion 6 ACT II Mistaken Identities Giovanni is besotted with Elvira’s maid. So that he may seduce her, he forces Leporello to change into his clothes and lure Elvira away from the house. Masetto enters looking for Giovanni, who, because of his disguise, he mistakes for Leporello. Giovanni beats him to a pulp. Zerlina appears and soothes his pain. Meanwhile, Elvira has forgiven who she believes to be Giovanni, to the point that when Anna, Ottavio, Zerlina and Masetto come across the couple and want to kill him, she begs for mercy on his behalf. In mortal terror, Leporello exposes who he truly is and makes a narrow escape. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Giovanni and Leporello reconvene in the graveyard, where their jocular conversation is interrupted by a voice informing Giovanni that he will have his last laugh before the next dawn.
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