Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni (1955)

Music

DON GIOVANNI, a young, arrogant, sexually promiscuous nobleman, abuses and outrages everyone else in the cast, until he encounters something he cannot kill, beat up, dodge, or outwit. This legendary production starring Cesare Siepi in the title role with Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting was filmed in Salzburg’s open-air Felsenreitschule theatre during the 1954 Salzburg Festival. Although the production is clearly dated, it remains a must-see for lovers of the opera, both as a historical document of a vintage, all-star production and simply as an excellent way to experience Mozart’s masterpiece.

Director: Herbert Graf

Casts

	Cesare Siepi as Don Giovanni
	Deszö Ernster as Il Commendatore
	Elisabeth Grümmer as Donna Anna
	Anton Dermota as Don Ottavio
	Lisa Della Casa as Donna Elvira
	Otto Edelmann as Leporello
	Erna Berger as Zerlina
	Walter Berry as Masetto

Crew