Where to watch · United States

Not on any service here yet.

Don Giovanni (1991)

Directed by Michael Hampe, José Montes-Baquer

Music · 2h 53m

Live performance from Cologne Opera. Conlon conducts a skittishly dynamic performance of Don Giovanni. He relies on Thomas Allen’s tough Don to give the work much of its dark menace and on Holle’s terrifying Commendatore to provide the moral outrage – his job is to keep things moving, and he does. The exteriors – blank city spaces reminiscent of the paintings of Giorgio De Chirico – and moodily claustrophobic interiors mirror effectively the anguish of the orphaned Anna and the abandoned Elvira; this is a performance in which the two women victims of the Don function effectively as correctives to his libertine charm. Andrea Rost as Zerlina brings real delicacy to her role, reminding us that “La ci darem la mano” is a duet about her flirtation with Don Giovanni and not just a famous stand-alone moment. This is an admirable presentation of a fine performance.

Rate it first

No account needed. Others' takes stay sealed until you rate.

?/10

Cast

Thomas Allen Don Giovanni Carolyn James Donna Anna
C
Carol Vaness Donna Elvira Ferruccio Furlanetto Leporello Kjell Magnus Sandvé Don Ottavio Andrea Rost Zerlina Reinhard Dorn Masetto
M
Matthias Hölle Comtur

Crew

Director
Michael Hampe, José Montes-Baquer
Writer
Lorenzo da Ponte
Original Music Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Details

Release date
1991-01-01
Runtime
2h 53m
Genres
Music
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian