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Don Giovanni is about a libertine and murderer who refuses to repent when given the chance. He is taken alive to Hell. The story was originally a folktale. Plays, operas, and even a ballet were produced on the theme by the time Mozart and da Ponte started work on their opera. Don Giovanni was performed across Europe after its success in Prague. This 1987 performance of Don Giovanni is director Giorgio Strehler's interpretation of this opera, which presents the characters from a psychological standpoint, has been lauded as one of the most important Mozart productions yet. The British baritone Thomas Allen stars as the famous rapscallion.



Works on This Recording
Don Giovanni, K 527 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Susanne Mentzer (Mezzo soprano), Sergej Kopcak (Bass), Edita Gruberova (Soprano), Natale de Carolis (Bass Baritone), Claudio Desderi (Baritone), Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano), Francisco Araiza (Tenor), Thomas Allen (Baritone), Sergej Koptchak (Bass), Natale de Carolis (Bass-baritone), Ann Murray (Mezzo soprano)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague
Length: 179 Minutes
Language: Italian