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MOZART DON GIOVANNI

MOZART
Rene Jacobs
Johannes Weisser, Marcos Fink, Alexandrina Pendatchanska
Freiberger Barockorchester

HMD 9909013/14

DVD / Running Time 232 Minutes

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Continuing the approach already tested in Così fan tutte and Le nozze di Figaro, René Jacobs offers new keys to a reinterpretation of one of the most famous operas in the repertoire. All the yellowed varnish deposited on this timeless story during the 19th century vanishes here, making way for the dazzling colours of the music, the bite of the recitatives, the contrasts supplied by an unerring dramatic instinct. Performed at the Innsbruck festival in August 2006 and filmed in Baden-Baden, this production is nourished by his thoughts on Don Giovanni as taboo-breaker but still respects Mozart's intentions as closely as possible,and has been much praised by the international press.

In the documentary Looking for Don Giovanni, the director Nayo Titzin followed the creators of this production in their search for a certain musical truth.

“The Lacroix-dressed cast in Innsbruck performed as a true ensemble. Johannes Weisser was an energetic Giovanni, Marcos Fink a huge hit as the hapless Leporello. Alexandrina Pendatchanska fully inhabited the role of Elvira and Sunhae Im was a remarkable Zerlina, bringing a touch of wiliness to the character’s vulnerability.”
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Artists:
Johannes Weisser (Don Giovanni);
Marcos Fink (Leporello);
Alexandrina Pendatchanska (Donna Elvira);
Werner Güra (Don Ottavio);
Malin Byström (Donna Anna);
Sunhae Im (Zerlina);
Nikolai Borchev (Masetto);
Alessandro Guerzoni (Commendatore);
Freiburger Barockorchester; Innsbruck Festival Chorus / René Jacobs (musical direction)

Works:
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (Vienna version, 1788) Don Giovanni

Bonus Material:
the Making-of: Looking for Don Giovanni directed by Nayo Titzin harmonia mundi

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