Don Giovanni DVD – Edda Moser , José Van Dam

A film version of Mozart’s opera ‘Don Giovanni’. Singers include: Teresa Berganza, Kiri Te Kanawa, Malcolm King, Jose Van Dam, Edda Moser, Ruggero Raimondi and Kenneth Riegel. Music is by the Orchestra And Chorus Of The Paris Opera; conducted by Lorin Maazel. Directed by Joseph Losey. Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

The tale of womaniser Don Giovanni and his servant Leporello. Giovanni’s attempts to woo Donna Anna end in tragedy when he kills her father in a duel. Anna and her fiancé Don Ottavio swear vengeance. Giovanni then attempts to seduce Zerlina at her wedding reception, but is foiled when his former mistress Donna Elvira warns the bride of Giovanni’s reputation. Giovanni now has everyone out for his blood, but tries to trick his pursuers by switching places with Leporello. Joseph Losey’s version of Mozart’s opera is filmed entirely on location in Italy. The orchestra and the chorus of the Paris Opera were conducted by Lorin Maazel.

Infamous womanizer Don Giovanni makes conquest after conquest leaving seduced and abandoned women in his wake. When the ghost of the Commendatore he has killed appears he is given a final chance to change his philandering ways or face the terrors of hell. Joseph Loseys hugely successful adaptation of Mozarts greatest opera features wonderful performances from an excellent cast and stunning cinematography. Following a painstaking restoration including a newly remastered DTS 5.1 soundtrack this deluxe edition presents the film as never before.