Name: Don Giovanni
Start: 1961-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1961-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Deutsche Oper Berlin

Organization

Dirigent

Ferenc Fricsay

Zanger

Baritone

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Don Giovanni

Bass

Ivan Šarić

Masetto

Soprano

Elisabeth Grimmestad

Donna Anna

Regisseur

Carl Ebert

Josef Greindl

Il Commendatore

Tenor

Donald Grobe

Don Ottavio

Pilar Lorengar

Donna Elvira

Walter Berry

Leporello

Erika Köth

Zerlina

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Orchestra

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Others

Choir of the Deutsche Oper Berlin

Berlijn

Duitsland

"The opening of the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 24 September 1961 is always seen in the context of partition of Germany, cemented six weeks earlier, and the construction of the Berlin Wall. The coincidence of the two events did not go unnoticed in the many press reports at the time, with most citing remarks about the city’s circumstances by the then Governing Mayor of Berlin, Willy Brandt: “Having experienced more in the last few weeks than in an entire generation, a city divided by a wall of coercion and shame is once again making music, producing theatre, staging fine international exhibitions and can at last open the doors of its long-awaited new opera house.” For almost twenty years – since the destruction of the former “Deutsches Opernhaus” in November 1943 – Berlin had had to make do with a makeshift stage. Although already in the early stages of a terminal illness, Ferenc Fricsay conducted the inaugural performance. Fricsay died in 1963. Staged by Carl Ebert, the performance featured a cast of singers unparalleled to this day, including Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau in the title role, Elisabeth Grümmer and Pilar Lorengar as Donna Anna and Donna Elvira, Donald Grobe, who stepped in at short notice and built an international career on his performance, Walter Berry as Leporello and Erika Köth as Zerlina. The inaugural performance of Don Giovanni at the Deutsche Oper Berlin is available here for the first time on DVD. The recording of the dress rehearsal on 23 September 1961 was broadcast on German national television simultaneously with the premiere

Public

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Acteur

Broadcasting

Choreograaf

Chorus Director

Componist

Danser

Dramaturg

Extra

Geluidsontwerper

Haar stylist

Illustrator

Koor

Koor meester

Kostuum ontwerper

Librettist

Licht ontwerper

Orchestra Operations

Orkest

Other

Photographer

Poet

Répétiteur

Set designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Uitvoerend producent

Vertaler

Video ontwerper

Visagist

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Mezzo-soprano

Bass-baritone

Contralto

Countertenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Watch full performance here: Don Giovanni (1961)

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"The opening of the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 24 September 1961 is always seen in the context of partition of Germany, cemented six weeks earlier, and the construction of the Berlin Wall. The coincidence of the two events did not go unnoticed in the many press reports at the time, with most citing remarks about the city’s circumstances by the then Governing Mayor of Berlin, Willy Brandt: “Having experienced more in the last few weeks than in an entire generation, a city divided by a wall of coercion and shame is once again making music, producing theatre, staging fine international exhibitions and can at last open the doors of its long-awaited new opera house.” For almost twenty years – since the destruction of the former “Deutsches Opernhaus” in November 1943 – Berlin had had to make do with a makeshift stage. Although already in the early stages of a terminal illness, Ferenc Fricsay conducted the inaugural performance. Fricsay died in 1963. Staged by Carl Ebert, the performance featured a cast of singers unparalleled to this day, including Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau in the title role, Elisabeth Grümmer and Pilar Lorengar as Donna Anna and Donna Elvira, Donald Grobe, who stepped in at short notice and built an international career on his performance, Walter Berry as Leporello and Erika Köth as Zerlina. The inaugural performance of Don Giovanni at the Deutsche Oper Berlin is available here for the first time on DVD. The recording of the dress rehearsal on 23 September 1961 was broadcast on German national television simultaneously with the premiere.

English

Don Giovanni by Mozart, zo. 24 sep 1961, Van (1961/1961), Geregisseerd door Carl Ebert,, Dirigent Ferenc Fricsay, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berlijn, Duitsland

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