WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Don Giovanni ossia Il dissoluto punito (Vienna version, 1788)

 

Dramma giocoso in two acts, Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte

 

Johannes Weisser (Don Giovanni)

Marcos Fink (Leporello)

Alexandrina Pendatchanska (Donna Elvira)

Werner Güra (Don Ottavio)

Malin Byström (Donna Anna)

Sunhae Im (Zerlina)

Nikolai Borchev (Masetto)

Alessandro Guerzoni (Commendatore)

 

Freiburger Barockorchester; Innsbruck Festival Chorus / René Jacobs

 

Director:Vincent Boussard

Costumes: Christian Lacroix; Designer:Vincent Lemaire; Lighting: Alain Poisson

An Innsbrucker Festwochen Production Filmed By Südwestrundfunk

 

Plus the Making-of: Looking for Don Giovanni directed by Nayo Titzin

 

After the success of Così fan tutte and The Marriage of Figaro, René Jacobs' CD recording of this centrepiece of the Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy offered us his reflections on Classical opera and garnered serious acclaim worldwide. Performed at the Innsbruck festival in August 2006 and filmed in Baden -Baden, this production is nourished by his thoughts on Don Giovanni as taboo-breaker but still respects Mozart's intentions as closely as possible.

 

In the documentary Looking for Don Giovanni, the director Nayo Titzin follows the creation of this production in the search for musical truth. A blu-ray version will be released later this year.

 

“The Lacroix-dressed cast in Innsbruck performed as a true ensemble. Johannes Weisser was an energetic Giovanni, Marcos Fink a huge hit as the hapless Leporello. Alexandrina Pendatchanska fully inhabited the role of Elvira and Sunhae Im was a remarkable Zerlina, bringing a touch of wiliness to the character’s vulnerability.” Gramophone

 

Total duration: 3hrs 52 mins

Sound 5.1, PCM Stereo 2.0

Format 16/9, all regions

 

Harmonia Mundi 2DVDs NTSC HMD9909013-14