Mozart: Don Giovanni (Mackerras)

Recorded live at the ROH in September, 2008
Certificate: None
Running Time: 202 mins
Retail Price: £29.99
Release Date: 01/04/09
Content Type: Musical Recording

Synopsis:
Don Giovanni is one of the timeless classics of all opera. Mozart's music, and the words of his great collaborator Da Ponte, are brought to life in Francesca Zambello's engrossing production from 2002 with its rich and colourful designs by Maria Bjornson. The music is memorable, dramatic and enjoyable: from the seductive solo voices of the famous 'La ci darem la mano' to the fabulous ensemble as Don Giovanni's infatuated conquests, vengeful victims and their outraged relatives join forces for justice. And retribution does finally come to Don Giovanni, a serial womanizer and a murderer, with the searing flames of Hell ready to engulf him. Simon Keenlyside heads the outstanding cast, conducted by renowned Mozart expert Charles Mackerras.

Don Giovanni: Simon Keenlyside
Leporello: Kyle Ketelsen
Commendatore: Eric Halfvarson
Donna Anna: Marina Poplavskaya
Donna Elvira: Joyce DiDonato
Don Ottavio: Ramón Vargas
Zerlina: Miah Persson
Masetto: Robert Gleadow

The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Stage Director: Francesca Zambello

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 8th & 12th September 2008.

Special Features:
Antonio Pappano in conversation with Charles Mackerras.
Antonio Pappano in conversation with Francesca Zambello.
Illustrated synopsis & cast gallery.
Into the Royal Opera House.
Backstage Tour.

Related Websites:
http://www.opusarte.com/
http://www.roh.org.uk/