Mozart - Don Giovanni / Maazel, Raimondi, Te Kanawa, Paris Opera

Starring:Ruggero Raimondi, John Macurdy, Edda Moser, Kiri Te Kanawa, Kenneth Riegel, JosÃ© van Dam, Teresa Berganza, Malcolm King, Eric Adjani, Roberto Del Lago, Sandro Dal Pra, Cristina Fondi, Patrizia Murari, Cristina Nizzero, Simonetta Noce, Gianfranco Quero, Fabio Reggio, Guglielmo Spoletini, Gianni Vizzotto
Director: Joseph Losey
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
Set in Seville in the 1600s, young nobleman Don Giovanni is a well-known philanderer with a long list of amorous conquests. After he attempts to seduce the beautiful Donna Anna, her father's battle to protect her ends in tragedy. A film version of Mozart's greatest opera, directed by Joseph Losey (The Servant), with music direction by Lorin Maazel. 177 minutes. Cast:

Description

Set in Seville in the 1600s, young nobleman Don Giovanni is a well-known philanderer with a long list of amorous conquests. After he attempts to seduce the beautiful Donna Anna, her father's battle to protect her ends in tragedy. A film version of Mozart's greatest opera, directed by Joseph Losey (The Servant), with music direction by Lorin Maazel. 177 minutes. Cast:

Ruggero Raimondi: Don Giovanni
John Macurdy: The Commendatore
Edda Moser: Donna Anna
Kiri Te Kanawa: Donna Elvira
Kenneth Riegel: Don Ottavio
José van Dam: Leporello
Teresa Berganza: Zerlina
Malcolm King: Masetto
Eric Adjani: A Valet in Black

Customer Reviews:

Good Opera!!.......2007-03-12

Taking in consideration that it was done in the 70's it is a reasonable recording. Music is great!! Good to have one.

THE DVD SOUND IS VERY POOR QUALITY.......2007-01-23

FOR THE LATE 1970s, the audio quality is surprisingly poor.
It can barely be called hifi, the sound seems to be intended for
a tv set speaker. The costume are over the top and unmasculine for the
men. I think that overall, this is a bomb. I would recommend the following
DVD:

Mozart - Don Giovanni / Gilfry, Polgar, Bartoli, Rey, Nikiteanu, Salminen, Widmer, Harnoncourt, Zurich Opera (2001)
or
with really great singers but from 1950s (still with good sound in colour):
Mozart - Don Giovanni / Furtwangler (1954) with LISA DELLA CASA !!!

good.......2007-01-19

I live in Japan, so the product delayed for a few days. But the product is in very good condition. Thanks a lot.

Brilliant conception - but technology has failed us.......2006-11-24

I recall viewing Losey's interpretation of Don Giovanni back in the late '70s at the movies in suburban Adelaide, South Australia. It struck me then that this what opera should be - drama and music without the limitations of stage. This is still a wonderful interpretation of this work but the quality of the sound and vision on my DVD is awful. Is there no way to resurrect the original?

Good Intro to Opera.......2006-07-05

This DVD is my introduction to opera. I was encouraged to try a Mozart opera first because they are the most accessible. This production was well filmed and acted. As I do not speak Italian, I really needed the English subtitles. The only down side to this production was the quality of the voice recording. It often sounded like they were singing into a box, while the orchestra sounded fine.
If you are new to opera, this is a great DVD.

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