Don Giovanni | Opera review

Usher Hall, EdinburghStripping the sets and costumes from opera doesn't have to mean stripping the drama, and baritone Florian Boesch, plain-clothed and propped against a music stand, proved exactly why Don Giovanni works in concert. This opera is about messy relationships, about people's ability to mistreat each other and themselves, so its drama can be distilled into body language and, crucially, musical nuance.Boesch is expert in both. From the swagger to the lascivious smarm lacing La Ci Da...

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