Mozart, Don Giovanni (1954) Wilhelm Furtwängler Salzburger Festspiele | myfidelio

Skip to main navigation Skip to content

Content

Filmed at the 1954 Salzburg Festival, this restored and technically enhanced recording of "Don Giovanni" (Stage director: Herbert Graf) is more than simply a superb performance of one of the world's most lastingly popular operas with an exquisite cast led by Cesare Siepi (Don Giovanni), Elisabeth Grümmer (Donna Anna) and Lisa della Casa (Donna Elvira). It is the last visual document of Wilhelm Furtwängler's art, the legacy of a great conductor. A giant among 20th-century conductors, Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954) was associated for many years with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. After the war, he discovered a new, exceptionally rewarding venue for his artistry at the Salzburg Festival. Beginning with "Fidelio" in 1948, Furtwängler ushered in a golden age of memorable performances in Salzburg.

Details

Production Year:

1954
Category:

Opera
Genres:

conservative
Age rating:

0+
Audio Language:

Italian
Subtitle Language:

English
Festival:

Salzburger Festspiele
Country:

United Kingdom

Besetzung

composer:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
conductor:

Wilhelm Furtwängler
staging:

Herbert Graf
vocal soloist:

Cesare Siepi
(Don Giovanni)

Lisa Della Casa
(Donna Elvira)

Otto Edelmann
(Leporello)

Anton Dermota
(Don Ottavio)

Deszö Ernster
(Komtur)

Elisabeth Grümmer
(Donna Anna)

Erna Berger
(Zerlina)

Walter Berry
(Masetto)
chorus:

Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
orchestra:

Wiener Philharmoniker
video director:

Paul Czinner

Alfred Travers

Gallery

Recommendations

1973, Wiener Musikverein

Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Karl Böhm
Wiener Philharmoniker

1974, Wiener Musikverein

Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525

Karl Böhm
Wiener Philharmoniker

1969, opera film

Mozart, Così fan tutte

Karl Böhm
Václav Kaslik
Wiener Philharmoniker
Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Luigi Alva, Hermann Prey

1984, Wiener Musikverein

Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Philharmoniker
Gidon Kremer

2014, Salzburger Festspiele

Mozart, Don Giovanni

Christoph Eschenbach
Wiener Philharmoniker
Lenneke Ruiten, Anett Fritsch, Valentina Naforniţa

2021, Salzburger Mozartwoche

Kammermusik mit den Wiener Philharmonikern

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rainer Honeck, Albena Danailova

1978

Mozart, Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K. 16

Karl Böhm
Wiener Philharmoniker

1976, opera film

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro

Karl Böhm
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Wiener Philharmoniker
Hermann Prey, Mirella Freni, Kiri Te Kanawa

1980

Mozart, La clemenza di Tito

James Levine
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Wiener Philharmoniker
Eric Tappy, Tatiana Troyanos, Carol Neblett, Kurt Rydl

1997, Salzburger Mozartwoche

Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, K 271 "Jeunehomme"

Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Wiener Philharmoniker
Maria João Pires

1976, Wiener Musikverein

Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459

Karl Böhm
Wiener Philharmoniker
Maurizio Pollini

1987, Wiener Konzerthaus

Mozart, Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622

Leonard Bernstein
Wiener Philharmoniker
Peter Schmidl

Associated Collections