Various - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni - 745208

Various - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni - 749308

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni

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Release Date: 01 May 2018

Label: C Major - Dvd / C Major Entertainment

Packaging Type: DVD Case

No of Units: 2

Barcode: 814337014520

Genres: Soundtrack Music Concert

Release Date: 01 April 2019

Label: C Major - Dvd / C Major Entertainment

Packaging Type: DVD Case

No of Units: 2

Barcode: 814337014933

Genres: Soundtrack Music Concert

Description
The world-famous singer, conductor and the holder of 14 Grammy Awards Placido Domingo came up, as conductor and artistic director, with a unique Don Giovanni at the Estates Theatre Prague, where the opera had its premiere 230 years ago. The production boasts an original classic scene, traditional costumes, designed by Theodor Pistek, the Oscar winner for 'Best Costume Design' in Amadeus and authentic stage direction matching the performance features from 1787. The production is conceived as a replica of the legendary staging by the National Theatre Opera from 1969. The opera shines under the direction of Jiri Nekvasil, which is further enhanced by stars of the Czech opera scene, handpicked by Maestro Domingo himself. Also adding vitality to the production are four winners of the renowned, international vocal competition, Operalia, which Domingo himself founded in 1993: Irina Lungu, Dmitry Korchak, Julia Novikova, and Simone Alberghini. 'The palpable sense of history, enthusiasm of the cast and excitement of the star conductor all contributed to an atmosphere that made the performance seem larger than life' (Bachtrack).

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When it comes to Mozartian perfection on the opera stage, one needn’t always seek it in Milan, Vienna, Salzburg or New York! At the Sferisterio Opera Festival in the central Italian city of Macerata, a rapt audience was treated to a production of Don Giovanni ‘that will enter the annals of opera’ (ForumOpera.com). This magnificent reading of Mozart’s timeless masterpiece sweeps the viewer into a libertine, 18th-century society dominated by sensuality and erotic impulses. They are acted out on the stage’s main prop, a large, unmade bed, not only by Don Giovanni, but also by just about everyone else in the ‘nearly faultless cast’ (ForumOpera.com). In his role debut as the title hero, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo is ‘incandescent’ (Gazzetta die Parma) and ‘doesn’t do Don Giovanni; he is the Don. Unsurpassable’ (24 Ore).