Name: Don Giovanni
Start: 1954-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1954-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Felsenreitschule

Organization

Dirigat

Vilhelm Furtwängler

Regie

Herbert Graf

Bühnenbild

Clemens Holzmeister

Bariton

Cesare Siepi

Don Giovanni

Sopran

Lisa Della Casa

Donna Elvira

Bass

Otto Edelmann

Leporello

Tenor

Anton Dermota

Don Ottavio

Elisabeth Grümmer

Donna Anna

Erna Berger

Zerlina

Walter Berry

Masetto

Deszö Ernster

Der Komtur

Salzburger Festspiele

Orchestra

Wiener Philharmoniker

Others

Chor der Wiener Staatsoper

Italienisch

Salzburg

Österreich

Felsenreitschule

esare Siepi, born on February 10, 1923 in Milan, worked as a singer for more than four decades and was one of the leading bass players in the Italian repertoire. He made his debut as Sparafucile in "Rigoletto" in 1941. His international career began after the Second World War: Siepi appeared at the world's major opera houses such as La Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera New York, the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and the Salzburg Festival. Mozart's Don Giovanni was considered his star role; this recording laid the foundation for this fame. Siepi expanded his repertoire to include bass roles such as Boris Godunow, Gurnemanz (Parsifal), Sarastro (The Magic Flute), Méphistophélčs (Faust) and even appeared on Broadway. Cesare Siepi died in Atlanta on July 5, 2010,

The restored and technically improved version of the "Don Giovanni" film from the 1954 Salzburg Festival documents a great performance of this well-known Mozart opera with an excellent cast, led by the legendary Cesare Siepi, Elisabeth Grümmer and Lisa della Casa. On the other hand, it is also the last pictorial document of the art of Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954), the legacy of a great conductor, so to speak.
Furtwangler, a giant among 20th-century conductors, conducted the Berlin Philharmonic for many years. Furtwängler was also one of the first "traveling conductors" in music history, working as chief conductor at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, in close collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic and on numerous concert tours. Caught between the political fronts, he discovered a new, extraordinarily fruitful sphere of activity for his work at the Salzburg Festival after the Second World War. His 1948 "Fidelio" ushered in a golden age of memorable performances in Salzburg. Furtwängler's performances set standards that are still valid today.

This film offers a rare opportunity to experience his fascinating artistic work, which has been repeatedly described as "inimitable" or "unrepeatable".

"A more audible or more obvious memorial for the great conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, whose last greeting was for Mozart, cannot be erected" (Süddeutsche Zeitung).

Don Giovanni Mozart

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The restored and technically improved version of the "Don Giovanni" film from the 1954 Salzburg Festival documents a great performance of this well-known Mozart opera with an excellent cast, led by the legendary Cesare Siepi, Elisabeth Grümmer and Lisa della Casa. On the other hand, it is also the last pictorial document of the art of Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954), the legacy of a great conductor, so to speak.
Furtwangler, a giant among 20th-century conductors, conducted the Berlin Philharmonic for many years. Furtwängler was also one of the first "traveling conductors" in music history, working as chief conductor at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, in close collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic and on numerous concert tours. Caught between the political fronts, he discovered a new, extraordinarily fruitful sphere of activity for his work at the Salzburg Festival after the Second World War. His 1948 "Fidelio" ushered in a golden age of memorable performances in Salzburg. Furtwängler's performances set standards that are still valid today.

This film offers a rare opportunity to experience his fascinating artistic work, which has been repeatedly described as "inimitable" or "unrepeatable".

"A more audible or more obvious memorial for the great conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, whose last greeting was for Mozart, cannot be erected" (Süddeutsche Zeitung).

English

Don Giovanni by Mozart, Ab (1954/1954), Unter der Regie von Herbert Graf,, Dirigat Vilhelm Furtwängler, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, Österreich

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