Don Giovanni – Slide 33 ‘Washington National Opera’s thoroughly engaging production reminds you why the piece has always occupied a high ranking among musical works for the stage’

Don Giovanni – Slide 32 ‘Vibrant and tantalising … a Don Giovanni unhinged in time, floating in a dream world, where epochs collide in the realm of the subconscious. Costumes, emboldened by oversized epaulets and other symbols of power, emphasise sexuality and hierarchy.’

Don Giovanni – Slide 31 ‘Morris Robinson’s chilling return as the Stone Guest is the highlight of a marvellously graphic finale’

Don Giovanni – Slide 30 ‘One sits for three hours as if facing a headwind that blows with passionate velocity from stage and orchestra pit’

Don Giovanni – Slide 29 ‘John Pascoe’s production is a marvel. The greatest compliment was from several first time opera- goers saying that they never knew opera could be so exciting.’

Don Giovanni – Slide 28 ‘Right now, there’s still time to see the Pascoe/ Washington National Opera company’s superb, bracing production of Don Giovanni and it’s really, really worth it, whether you’ve seen it a hundred times or never, whether you’ve got all the time in the world or the clock is running out.’

Don Giovanni – Slide 27 ‘British-born Pascoe, a man with thirty years’ experience in opera, has brought a Giovanni both beautiful and musically fulfilling to Washington National Opera.’

Don Giovanni – Slide 26 ‘The Catholic church, virtually absent in the original libretto, constantly emerges in the background, most often in neat little parades of nuns or priests, or in the towering statues of the Virgin and Child, echoed in the tragicomic addition of an infant in the arms of the Donna Elvira.’

Don Giovanni – Slide 25 ‘John Pascoe managed to stage a world of fantasy in which this opera unfolds. He continued his brilliance with the ghastly cemetery scene late in Act II.’

Don Giovanni – Slide 24 ‘This is a tragic comedy or comedic tragedy. It is a combo that is very difficult to mount for it swings from one to the other quite a few times. Only experts should tackle it, and Pascoe proves his mastery.’