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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780738919034
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0738919039
Label: Sony Music Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Music Entertainment
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Music Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 29, 2000
Running Time: 191 minutes
Sales Rank: 36579
Studio: Sony Music Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1987
Editorial Review:
Description:
Herbert Von Karajan, Music Director of the Berlin Phiharmonic from 1956 until his death in 1989, is one of the pre-eminent musical figures of the century. He conducted some of the most technically precise, luxurious sounding recordings in all of classical music. The Karajan Legacy film series documents many of these definitive performances, were directed by Karajan, and are among his only digital recordings. The release of these films on DVD brings the superb artistry of this man to fuller expression than ever before. The wonderful opera 'Don Giovanni' by Wolgang Amadeus Mozart is performed by Herbert Von Karajan with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring Samuel Ramey and Anna Tomowa-Sintow, recorded live July 1987 at the Salzburger Festspiele.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Excellent!
This DVD of Mozart's Don Giovanni is a really good one by my standards. The top-notch cast, brilliant scenery and costumes, and wonderful orchestra make this one of my favorite Don's ever. I personally don't like Herbert von Karajan, but I learned to tolerate him. Samuel Ramey as the vile Don was a great casting decision. He blends vivacity and vileness it one very impressive package. Anna Tomowa-Sintow is a brilliant Donna Anna. Her high notes are absolutely stunning and sings with a firm foundation. ... Read More
Rating:  - A beautiful video of a beautiful production!
I have been familiar with Herbert von Karajan and the singers on this DVD for a long time before finally seeing them in action, and I must say, not one of them failed to impress, and each one of them is just as amazing as I had always expected. This is absolutely one of the greatest productions of Don Giovanni, which just happens to be my favorite opera, in this whole world. Von Karajan seems to be still at the peak of his power with the baton, and I just cannot say enough great things about the cast, ... Read More
Rating:  - Very sad
I do not like any opera by Mozart I have ever heard, and I've heard a bushel. They are boring. My last hold-out was this one because I've heard a few of the 18th Century pop tunes in it and liked them. But I am not going to sit here, FORCE myself to sit here for 3 hours of THIS! It is a drag. One tune (the first music in the piece), then 21 minutes of dreary, dreary, dreary, unmusical recitative. The whole movie "Amadeus" was based on Mozart's operas and gave the impression that Mozart wrote nothing ... Read More
Rating: - Very good but need's work
This version of Don Giovanni was my first I had ever seen and it is fairly good. Here are the characters and how I thought of each of them.
Don Giovanni: very good and very convincing
Leoporello: also very good yet lacks something
Donna Elvira: good yet takes all things very slow
Donna Anna: excellent-best in show
Don Ottavio: excellent and perfect for role
Zerlina: very convincing yet doesn't fit Zerlina role
Masetto: Very good but Doesn't fit well with Battle ... Read More
Rating: - Don Giovanni - Karajan, Ramey
An old performance, but excellent production with legendary and great performers coming together. Samuel Ramey is a mesmerizing evil-doer with almost too much charm... but who's to complain? Feruccio Furlanetto and Kathleen Battle shine, too. Good visual and audio quality. My family and I love it. A historical must for the opera and music lover!
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