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Opera Matinee - Don Giovanni

BBC Radio 3
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Lust, murder and retribution in old Seville - Mozart's opera, to a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte , in a new recording using early instruments. The work is performed in the version prepared for the production in Vienna in 1788, a year after the Prague premiere. Sung in Italian.
Presented by Clive Bennett.
Schutz Choir of London
London Classical Players, conductor Roger Norrington Discs

Contributors

Unknown:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Presented By:
Clive Bennett.
Conductor:
Roger Norrington
Don Giovanni:
Andreas Schmidt (bar)
Commendatore:
Alastair Miles (bass)
Donna Anna:
Amanda Halgrimson (sop)
Don Ottavio:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
Donna Elvira:
Lynne Dawson (sop)
Leporello:
Gregory Yurisich (bar)
Zerlina:
Nancy Argenta (sop)
Masetto:
Gerald Finley (bar)
Source: Radio Times

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