Don Giovanni (Kwiecien)

 

Mozart Don Giovanni opera to libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte.  Directed 2014 by Kasper Holten at the Royal Opera House. Stars Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni), Alex Esposito (Leporello), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Commendatore), Malin Byström (Donna Anna), Antonio Poli (Don Ottavio), Véronique Gens (Donna Elvira), Elizabeth Watts (Zerlina), Dawid Kimberg (Masetto), and Josephine Arden (Donna Elvira's Maid). Nicola Luisotti conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House (Concert Master Sergey Levitin) and the Royal Opera Chorus (Chorus Director Renato Balsadonna). Piano continuo Nicola Luisotti; harpsichord continuo Paul Wingfield; cello continuo George Ives. Set design by Es Devlin; video designs by Luke Halls; lighting design by Bruno Poet; choreography by Signe Fabricius; fight direction by Kate Waters; casting by Peter Mario Katona. Directed for TV by Jonathan Haswell. Sung in Italian. Released 2014, disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: NA

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