MOZART: DON GIOVANNI [BLU-RAY] IN SOUTH AFRICA

Mozart: Don Giovanni [Blu-ray] Product Description "Press Reviews"Its [Kasper Holten's version of Mozart's Don Giovanni] virtues start with Es Devlin's handsome set ¿ a slowly revolving cube depicting the interior and exterior of a many-chambered plantation- mansion ¿ and Anja Vang Kragh's imaginative costuming; which locates the period around 1840. " (The Daily Telegraph ????) "With a cast that could not be bettered today allied to an insightful if sometimes idiosyncratic staging; this is a Don Giovanni that is never boring; often thrilling; and demands to be seen." (What's on Stage ????) "And in the Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien he's [Kasper Holten] found the man for the job: when this Don appears on Donna Anna's balcony; coolly adjusting his dress; he exudes such debonair attraction that the evident eagerness of Malin Bystrom's Donna Anna is entirely believable... the drama gains steadily in force thanks to the beauty of the singing; the charisma of Alex Esposito's winningly clown-like Leporello; and the ingenious suggestiveness of Luke Halls¿ video superimpositions on Es Devlin's set. " (The Independent) "Kwiecien's eloquently sung Giovanni heads a strong cast. Particularly impressive is Malin Byström's Donna Anna; whose moving Non mi dir is addressed not to Don Ottavio but first to her dead father (via his bust) and then to Giovanni himself. Véronique Gens offers a sympathetic Donna Elvira; impassioned rather than hysterical in her inability to give up on Giovanni. Even in Leporello's Catalogue Aria she embraces Giovanni; willing it not to be true. Alex Esposito's resourceful Leporello also seems to be smitten by Giovanni; as is Elizabeth Watts's lively; engaging Zerlina. Nicola Luisotti draws sensuous playing from the ROH orchestra..." (The Evening Standard ????) "The Danish director's [Kasper Holten] new staging of what is regularly regarded as one of the trickiest of all repertory pieces to realise effectively is a genuine success. Visually this is a fascinating evening. Designer Es Devlin has come up with an endlessly adaptable structure of rooms; staircases and facades that swivels around seamlessly; conjuring an infinity of Escher-like spaces for the action to evolve in. Holten is lucky with his cast; led by Mariusz Kwiecien's suave and sophisticated Giovanni; Malin Bystrom's grand-scaled Donna Anna and Alex Esposito's all-too-human Leporello. Also extremely worthwhile are Elizabeth Watt's perky Zerlina; Dawid Kimberg's easily manipulated Masetto and Antonio Poli's sweet-toned Ottavio; while Alexander Tsymbalyuk makes a sonorous Commendatore. Conductor Nicola Luisotti is a flexible exponent of the score; ensuring that musical standards match the dramatic ones. " (The Stage) CastMariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni)Alex Esposito (Leporello)Malin Byström (Donna Anna)Véronique Gens (Donna Elvira)Antonio Poli (Don Ottavio)Elizabeth Watts (Zerlina)Dawid Kimberg (Masetto)Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Commendatore)Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House; Nicola Luisotti ProductionCompany: The Royal OperaStage Director: Kasper HoltenTelevision Director: Jonathan HaswellChoreographer: Signe Fabricius Disc InformationCatalogue Number: OABD7152DDate of Performance: 2014Running Time: 187 minutesSound: LPCM & DTS Master Audio 5.1Aspect Ratio: 16:9Subtitles: EN; FR; DE; JP; KOLabel: Opus Arte" Delivery Policy I do not carry stock. Stock is held in the USA. You are guaranteed to have the item delivered in perfect condition or