Topi Lehtipuu and Luca Pisaroni capture the emotional wobbles of the two self-deluded lovers–their ardor, their ungrounded confidence, their fury–with unerring security and luxurious tone.
Soloists: Nicolas Rivenq, Miah Persson, Anke Vondung, Luca Pisaroni, Topi Lehtipuu
Conductor: Ivan Fischer
Director: Nicholas Hytner
DVD (April 24, 2007)
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Opus Arte
ASIN:B000NIWI9K
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 fianc(r) 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.
Il burbero di buon cuore (The Good-Hearted Curmudgeon) is an opera dramma giocoso in two acts by Vicente Martín y Soler. The Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte is based on the French comedy Le bourru bienfaisant by Carlo Goldoni.
