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FROM AROUND THE WORLD: FAIRFAX, VA.(Review)
Hell didn't look too frightful a place when it opened up for Don Giovanni at the end of Virginia Opera's production (Feb. 9) at the George Mason University Center for the Arts. The anti-hero was surrounded by what looked like a bevy of Victorianera, underwear-clad tarts clawing at his body, as dry-ice fog swirled and sultry lighting bathed the stage. It could have been any number of trendy nightclubs. Perhaps this was one last escape trick by the Don, suavely portrayed by Jeffrey Buchman.
If his baritone sounded underpowered, Buchman's phrasing was consistently alive, engaging, persuasive. Whether slipping out of Donna Elvira's grasp or non-chalantly stretching out on a sarcophagus while inviting a statue to dinner, he was a real charmer. This sexy, but never vulgar, performance had a neat foil in Rod Nelman's colorful, theater-filling bass tone and amusing antics as Leporello. Fabiana Bravo, as Donna Anna, offered generally well-focused, often deeply expressive vocalism; aside from some upper-register strain, "Mi tradi" was sung with particular finesse and feeling. Indira Mahajan's bright voice and animated acting made Donna Elvira a compelling presence.
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