Photo Coverage: Press preview of Mozart's Don Giovanni opera in Bolshoi Theater

Susan Gritton as Donna Anna and Colin Balzer as Don Ottavio perform in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Stage director, set designer Dmitry Chernyakov appears after a news conference on the premiere of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera in the Bolshoi Theater.

Kerstin Avemo as Zerlina and Dimitris Tiliakos as Don Giovanni perform in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Veronika Jioeva as Donna Elvira and Guido Loconsolo as Leporello perform in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Susan Gritton as Donna Anna appears after a news conference on the premiere of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera in the Bolshoi Theater.

Dimitris Tiliakos as Don Giovanni and Susan Gritton as Donna Anna appear after a news conference on the premiere of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera in the Bolshoi Theater.

Dimitris Tiliakos as Don Giovanni, Veronika Jioeva as Donna Elvira and Guido Loconsolo as Leporello L to R perform in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Veronika Jioeva as Donna Elvira performs in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Dimitris Tiliakos as Don Giovanni, Anatoly Kocherga as Commendatore, and Guido Loconsolo as Leporello L to R perform in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Kerstin Avemo as Zerlina, Eduard Tsanga as Masetto and Dimitris Tiliakos as Don Giovanni foreground, R to L perform in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Eduard Tsanga as Masetto and Kerstin Avemo as Zerlina perform in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater. Photo ITAR-TASS / Valery Sharifulin Photo via Newscom

Guido Loconsolo as Leporello and Dimitris Tiliakos as Don Giovanni R perform in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Dimitris Tiliakos as Don Giovanni performs in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Susan Gritton as Donna Anna performs in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Susan Gritton as Donna Anna and Colin Balzer as Don Ottavio perform in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Kerstin Avemo as Zerlina, Eduard Tsanga as Masetto, Anatoly Kocherga as Commendatore, Veronika Jioeva as Donna Elvira, Guido Loconsolo as Leporello L to R perform in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Guido Loconsolo as Leporello performs in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Dimitris Tiliakos as Don Giovanni performs in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater.

Opera singers Eduard Tsanga as Masetto, Zerlina's fiance, Susan Gritton as Donna Anna, Colin Balzer as Don Ottavio, Zerlina, Kerstin Avemo as Zerlina, Dimitris Tiliakos as Don Giovanni L to R perform in a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Don Giovanni opera. The opera is staged by Dmitry Chernyakov in the Bolshoi Theater. Photo ITAR-TASS / Valery Sharifulin Photo via Newscom