Director

Singer

With its echoes of Romeo & Juliet, Marianna Bottini’s Elena e Gerardo is an epic romance, brimming with dramatic intrigue, virtuosic music, and of course, a pair of star-crossed lovers. When family honour meets secret love, which will triumph? And who will be left for dead?

In Venice, discontentment ripples through the household of nobleman Pietro Candiano. Desperate to assuage the deep depression into which his daughter Elena has fallen, he finally alights upon a possible answer: surely, he concludes, Elena has fallen in love. The only other man she ever meets is his loyal friend, Vittorio, who is overjoyed when Pietro offers him his daughter’s hand in marriage: he is himself fervently in love with Elena.

Elena e Gerardo

Temple Speech Room

Don Giovanni is an aging rock star – still able to draw the crowds, and still able to make or break any wannabe popstar’s career. He is supported by his long-suffering manager, Leporello – forever destined to remain in his shadow. Donna Anna is an award-winning solo artist, with no interest in the leather-clad lothario. Her father is legendary producer il Commendatore, and she is followed everywhere by her fiancé, Don Ottavio. Donna Elvira is a superfan, who thought she had made an honest man of Giovanni – but was left heartbroken when the tour bus moved on. Zerlina and Masetto are young session musicians who are celebrating their wedding day – but Zerlina knows a career opportunity when she sees one.

Richard Tegid Jones

Director, Singer

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 23, 2024

Don Giovanni · Random Opera Company

Past events

Oct 28, 2023

Elena e Gerardo · Random Opera Company

Future and recently performed repertoire

Leporello in Don Giovanni by Mozart

Random Opera Company

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