| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 182 minutes) : (DVD video) sound, colour ; 12 cm + 1 booklet |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Act I -- Disc 2. Act II ; Special features |
| Summary |
"Mozart's sublime tragic comedy offers boundless scope for directors, and Kasper Holten has chosen it to follow his directorial debut of Eugene Onegin. He wanted to shift the emphasis from Don Giovanni's sex life into a darker place, showing Giovanni's womanizing as an attempt to stave off his own mortality. Each woman he seduces represents a life he could have had. Though it is a dark piece, Holten handles it with a light touch and works with a superb cast"--Publisher website |
| Notes |
OA1145D |
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Catalogued from container |
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Extra features: Introductions: Don Giovanni's women ; Director's commentary |
| Credits |
Directed for the screen by Jonathan Haswell ; director, Kasper Holten |
| Performer |
Mariusz Kwiecien, Alex Esposito, Malin Byström, Veronique Gens, Elizabeth Watts, Antonio Poli, Dawid Kimberg, Alexander Tsymbalyuk ; Royal Opera Chrous ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; conductor, Nicola Luisotti ; Chorus director, Renato Balsadonna |
| Event |
Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, February 2014 |
| Audience |
Not rated |
| Notes |
Sung in Italian with English, French, German, Japanese and Korean subtitles. Booklet in English, French, German |
| Subject |
Operas -- Italy -- 19th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Author |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Don Giovanni.
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Haswell, Jonathan, film director
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Kwiecień, Mariusz, 1972- singer
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Esposito, Alex, singer
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Luisotti, Nicola, conductor
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Royal Opera House (London, England). Chorus, performer
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Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer
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