Richard Cowan - Don Giovanni (the rehearsal)

Richard Cowan (December 24, 1957 – November 16, 2015) was an American operatic bass-baritone. A National Finalist in the 1985 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and winner of the Grand Prize in the 1987 Concours International de Chant de Paris, Cowan sang leading roles in the opera houses of Europe and North America and was the Artistic Director of the Lyrique en Mer opera festival in Belle Île, which he founded in 1998.

Don Giovanni was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Don Giovanni: Richard Cowan
Leporello: Michael Gallup
Donna Anna: Carolyn James
Commendatore: Kevin Short
Don Ottavio: David Eisler
Donna Elvira: Mariana Christos
Zerlina: Maryanne Telese
Masetto: Kevin Short
Conductor: Klaus Donath
Production designer: John Pascoe
Stage director: John Pascoe
Set designer: John Pascoe
Costume designer: John Pascoe


1989
Detroit

[eduardobrandwaiman]

A tribute to the outstanding bass-baritone RICHARD COWAN. May he rest in peace and his legacy endure throughout the ages.

[johnpascoeopera]

I created this production in 1998 in Costa Mesa for Opera Pacific. It then went on to both Dayton (?) & Detroit, presented by he extraordinary Doctor David diChiera of M.O.T. fame. Stephen was the first Don, with Renée Fleming as Elvira, Suzanne Patterson as Anna, Kevin Short was both the Commendatore & Masetto and Bruce Ford as Ottavio. I don't recall the name of the excellent Leporello. I believe that this was filmed at MOT in Detroit, and recall that the cast only included Suzanne Patterson from the original casting. Here the Elvira was Marianna Christos who was fighting a vocal infection, which she some what overcame by the time we opened, clearly this was filmed at the dress rehearsal. The conductor was Klaus Donath and I created the production as a stage director, set & costume designer.  

One of my later two Don Giovanni productions which i created for Domingo in Washington National Opera has photographs & reviews on my web site. www.johnpascoe.com with Erwin Schrott and then later Ildar Abdrazakov as the Don.  

Richard Cowan was an excellent performer and charming colleague, the combination of his beauty of tone being matched by his exciting physical stage presence made for a powerful operatic experience. He is much missed

[lorenzojgv]

Can anyone tell me who are the other members of the caast??

[soyelrizos]

where this production is represented?
Thank you