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Don Giovanni, 13 July 1955

The Opera

Venue: Glyndebourne

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Librettist: Lorenzo da Ponte

Conductor: John Pritchard

Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Cast

Leporello: Geraint Evans

Donna Anna: Sena Jurinac

Don Giovanni: Giuseppe Valdengo

Commendatore: Hervey Alan

Don Ottavio: Richard Lewis

Donna Elvira: Lucine Amara

Zerlina: Genevieve Warner

Masetto: Thomas Hemsley

Production Team

Original Producer: Carl Ebert

Set Designer: John Piper

Costume Designer: John Piper

Choreographer: Pauline Grant

Revival Producer: Peter Ebert