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...Kapur says he sold Chopra on the idea by telling him "that in five years we will notice a cultural change in the world, where Western pop culture will start to stagnate and a hybrid form of culture that is more Eastern in nature will begin to take center stage...
...simplicity is not without a purpose. The de-emphasis of accessory props, costumes, and frilly stage designs clears the path for the main attraction of the opera— the music to shine...
While many productions squirrel their conductor away in the orchestra pit, Don Giovanni refreshingly features its conductor at center stage. Indeed, even audiences can appreciate the clear musical direction and easy-to-follow beats of the LHO’s magician at work, Gund Unviersity Organist and Choirmaster Edward E. Jones. As the music director, he is the essential glue that holds the instrumentalists and vocalists together...
...Giovanni (played by professional actor Graham Wright), the suave charmer, seduces women both on- and off-stage with his rich voice. His interactions with his servant Leporello (professional actor Miles Rind) reveal the intimate comedy that occurs between two men who know each other all too well. Maintaining the understatement of the production, the vocalists were careful not to play their humor over-the-top, coaxing the audience members to feel like they were part of an inside joke...
This week's reunion could get talk started again about a new Python film or stage show. "The trick is trying to get us all together these days," says Gilliam. "But we do get all excited when we get together. Ideas fly around, and we feel the old magic is still there." --By Richard Zoglin and James Inverne