Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni

191 mins | Music | Aug. 15, 2006

Don Giovanni's list of romantic conquests reaches into the hundreds. But his reputation as a lothario puts him in danger as the women he's betrayed -- and their suitors -- begin to seek revenge. A modern-day setting proves the timeless nature of Mozart's popular opera, performed with the Vienna Philharmonic as part of an epic presentation of all 22 of the composer's stage works at the 2006 Salzburg Festival, in honor of his 250th birthday.

Don Giovanni

191 mins | Music | Aug. 15, 2006

Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni's list of romantic conquests reaches into the hundreds. But his reputation as a lothario puts him in danger as the women he's betrayed -- and their suitors -- begin to seek revenge. A modern-day setting proves the timeless nature of Mozart's popular opera, performed with the Vienna Philharmonic as part of an epic presentation of all 22 of the composer's stage works at the 2006 Salzburg Festival, in honor of his 250th birthday.
Producers Decca
Original title Don Giovanni
Directors Martin Kušej, Karina Fibich
Writers Lorenzo da Ponte

Cast

Thomas Hampson

as Don Giovanni

Ildebrando d'Arcangelo

as Leporello

Christine Schäfer

as Donna Anna

Melanie Diener

as Donna Elvira

Piotr Beczala

as Don Ottavio

Isabel Bayrakdarian

as Zerlina

Luca Pisaroni

as Masetto

Robert Lloyd

as Il Commendatore

Daniel Harding

as Conductor