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Marshall Artists Series presents Mozart's 'Don Giovanni'
ÒDon Giovanni,Ó Mozart's operatic masterpiece based on the true-life escapades of Don Juan of Seville, is performed at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center on Monday, March 15, 2010, as part of the Marshall Artists Series.
HUNTINGTON -- They say the show must go on, and the Marshall Artists Series presentation of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" did just that after a brief delay caused by a power outage Monday evening.
The performance, which was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., was delayed when power went out just before 7 p.m. But devoted Marshall Artists Series ticket holders and opera fans flooded 4th Avenue sidewalks and waited in the dark, cheering when the lights came on shortly after 8 p.m.
The patrons had good reason to be thrilled that the show went on. "Don Giovanni" is often hailed as the greatest of all operas, and it is the first time in more than 40 years that it has been performed in Huntington, according to Penny Watkins, executive director of the Marshall Artists Series.
About 1,200 people attended the two-act opera, which is based on the true-life story of the aristocratic, yet wicked and debauched Don Juan of Seville. The opera was performed by the Mozart Festival Opera company, which made its U.S. debut in 2003. The title character of Don Giovanni was portrayed by Stefano De Peppo.
