Zerlina/Masetto were framed as a couple in a consensual BDSM relationship. As the StarTribune put it: “Director Keturah Stickann’s pro-female concept is boldly imaginative, as the opera’s three lead sopranos prove far more than just victims of a womanizing protagonist.”

“In Minnesota Opera’s production, Stickann begins the action earlier, showing Giovanni raping Donna Anna as the overture plays. The scene disquiets, and sets the violent tone for the rest of the opera…”

St Paul Pioneer Press