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Olivia Vermeulen © Felix Broede
Olivia Vermeulen © Felix Broede

29.03.2019

OLIVIA VERMEULEN makes her role debut as Donna Elvira

After her acclaimed debut at the Opéra de Paris in the role of Cain in Alessandro Scarlatti’s Caino ovvero il Primo Omicidio, Olivia Vermeulen goes on tour with René Jacobs and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, which is completing its Da Ponte cycle with Don Giovanni, following Così fan tutte in 2017 and Le nozze di Figaro in 2018. This is the framework for the Dutch mezzo-soprano’s role debut as Donna Elvira, which she sings at Lotte Hall in Seoul (Korea), at the Shenzhen Concert Hall (China) and the National Theatre in Bahrain. 


Cast

Johannes Weisser, Don Giovanni
Robert Gleadow, Leporello
David Fischer, Don Ottavio
Polina Pastirchak, Donna Anna
Olivia Vermeulen, Donna Elvira
Sunhae Im, Zerlina
Christian Immler, Masetto & Commendatore

Freiburger Barockorchester
René Jacobs, Conductor