Don Juan. Slovak National Theatre

W. A. Mozart: Don Juan (original title: Il dissoluto punito, ossia Il Don Giovanni)
Slovak National Theatre Bratislava 9.6.1956
Director: Karel Jernek
Musical preparation by: Gerhard Auer
Stage design by: Jiří Procházka
Costume design by: Olga Filipi
Anna Hrušovská (Zerlina), Emil Schütz (Don Juan)
Photo: Gejza Podhorský
Source: Theatre Institute Bratislava Archive

The 1956 production of Don Juan heralded the end of the reign of socialist realism in Slovak opera theatre. It opened the door to stylization and multi-layered interpretation not only in the visual but also in the directorial and interpretative components.