Don Giovanni

Manufacturer Description

This is an odd performance, not altogether satisfying (and certainly not up to the level of Giulini's magnificent EMI recording with Wächter and Sutherland) but with much to offer. Nicolai Ghiaurov is in his most luxurious voice as the Don, and Sesto Bruscantini is a fine foil for him as Leporello, savoring the text and singing with great style. Alfredo Kraus's Don Ottavio is very classy indeed, and as Donna Anna, Gundula Janowitz may be an odd choice, but she can be very impressive in a foreign sort of way. Sena Jurinac's Donna Elvira is well characterized. Giulini leads the somewhat wayward but always willing Rome forces in a good show. --Robert Levine