Name: Don Giovanni
Start: 1966-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1966-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Komische Oper

Organization

Conductor

Zdeněk Košler

Stage director

Walter Felsenstein

Set designer

Reinhart Zimmermann

Soprano

Anny Schlemm

Donna Elvira

Bass

Rudolf Asmus

Leporello

Fritz Hubner

Masetto

Komische Oper Berlin

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Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

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Don Giovanni

Berlin

Germany

Komische Oper

Walter Felsenstein (1901–1975), founder and general director of the Komische Oper in Berlin, was one of the twentieth century’s greatest creative theatre directors, who played a hugely important role in the revival of opera as a theatrical art form. A brilliant artist who directed over 190 productions during the course of his career, he was equally committed to the works, their creators, the ensemble and the audience.
With his adaption of “Don Giovanni” (1966) Felsenstein paid homage to Mozart and his ingenious work which he always admired. He decided to celebrate the reopening of the Komische Oper (1966) with the premiere of this “opera of all operas”, which blends comedy, melodrama and supernatural elements. As Don Giovanni, Felsenstein assigned the Hungarian baritone György Melis. This outstanding singer, who had already interpreted the role of the amorous conquerer at the Festivals of Glyndebourne in 1961, appeared in Felsenstein’s adaption also as an outstanding actor. With impressive Klara Barlow as Donna Anna and a distinguished cast at his side this production is an extraordinary listening pleasure. Besides that it sets benchmarks in filming operas. “Don Giovanni” by Felsenstein is a filmed opera, rather than a feature film based on the opera, and reflects a particular staging of this masterpiece in opera history. Through the lens, Felsenstein made this work come alive to reveal the various personal relationships at the core of the quintessential tragicomedy by Mozart. The founder of the Komische Oper Berlin brought his own genius to the result in a film that is as strong dramatically as it is musically. Through his efforts in film

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Baroque Trumpetist

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Continuo

Watch full performance here: Don Giovanni (1966)

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English

Don Giovanni by Mozart, tors. 01 dec. 1966, Fra (1966/1966), Instrueret af Walter Felsenstein,, Dirigent Zdeněk Košler, Komische Oper, Berlin, Germany

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