Peter Sellars' recent productions of
Mozart, set in contemporary America, are probably the most radical and iconoclastic opera stagings of our time. Mr. Sellars is widely regarded as the most exciting director at work on the international theatre and opera scene today; his past success include's the landmark opera
Nixon in China.
This special program gives viewers a revealing look at Sellar's controversial Productions of Mozart's Don Giovanni, Marriage of Figaro and Cosi Fan Tutte. Sellars has stunned the music world with his unconventional approach to these musical masterpieces by setting them in the South Bronx, Trump Tower and a Long Island diner, Respectively.
Featured are extended, fully subtitled film excerpts from the operas, as well as insightful interviews with Sellars and his talented collaborators.
