This year's Salzburg-Festival production of Mozart's Don Giovanni (one of my favorite operas) went full-frontal WAM. This is the scene from the 2nd Act where, traditionally, the Don is dragged down to hell by the come-to-life statue (here, invisible) of someone he has murdered. It's a thrilling scene even in a traditional staging, which this production definitely is not. Watch it before somebody complains and YouTube takes it down.

https://youtu.be/Ry36zkcah2U?t=11246

What are the time stamps?

That was like no opera I've ever seen. Bravo to the males!

Opera is getting more and more creative, if only to survive.

Some of the things the Lyric and Met are doing are great.


Just how do I fly to NYC these days?

Thank you. I am not trawling through 3.5 hours to find a bit of mess.

The scene in question starts at about 3:09.

There seems to be a trend for nudity in opera these days!

Brilliant - hope there's more like this and the famous muddy Midsummer's Night Dream with Rupert Graves (sorry cannot find link...) on the London stage some years ago

Seems completely appropriate given the composer's initials! It's actually very effective dramatically, suggesting that the Don is becoming the statue of the guy he's murdered...oops,spoilers!

Opening moments of revelation

Water and dreams
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HBemwEC73wg

I got to help a bit with this and the water was amazing
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WiRpirGftKM

Not sure if this is supposed to be an YouTube by it hits an wam elementary in almost every scene
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_gv35Jw76yc
(Water,paint)

Macbeth (paint and mud)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B6lZZYZ-9hg

Ophelia and water ballet
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V5S0jc9ImxI