After workshopping #UncleJohn last summer in Banff, Alberta, AtG brings its Mozart “transladaptation” home to Toronto audiences.
A modern interpretation of Don Giovanni with a new English libretto by AtG founder and artistic director Joel Ivany, #UncleJohn will be presented in The Black Box Theatre at 1087 Queen St. West’s famed vintage rock venue,The Great Hall.
The exciting young Canadian cast features baritone Cameron McPhail as the philandering Uncle John; bass-baritone Neil Craighead as his trusty wingman Leporello; soprano Miriam Khalil as a spurned but conflicted Elvira and soprano Betty Allison as the bereaved Anna. Tenor Sean Clark is the hapless parking enforcement officer Ottavio; bass John Avey appears as Commander Michael Bridge; and baritone Aaron Durand and soprano Sharleen Joynt are Masetto and Zerlina, the engaged couple whose impending wedding is getting complicated by Uncle John’s drama.