Don Giovanni

I was totally satisfied with this version of Don Giovanni. Every role is filled by great singers and actors. Even though I've seen this opera many times, I felt that I really understood it when I watched this DVD. There was humor that I never "got" before and evil made even more real by Bryn Terfel. The changes in staging, though not major, made everything more enjoyable!Of course the music is Mozart and wonderful.

The dvd is like new. Not a flaw in the performance, and given the very high quality of the performance I was very gald to have found it. The dvd arrived in a timely manner.

I purchased this Opera based on reviews alone. All I have to say is that out of my nice collection of very esteemed Operas, this is by far, one of my favorite. It can't be expressed enough how much the scenery affects the tone and quality of watching an Opera on your TV. It seems they spared no expense on the staging. Beautiful and fitting for the time. The Costumes, perfect. The Performers? SPOT ON. Beautiful voices, rich and well within their tonal range. The orchestra had to be one of the highlights. Flawless presentation of this opera. This seems to be difficult to purchase, so if you are wanting to own a version of Don Giovanni that will fulfill your needs, I wouldn't bother searching any further. My wife and I sat through and loved it. My wife can barely stand an hour of an Opera, but she loved this one.

My mother loves opera, so I buy her operas for Christmas. She really, really, really loves Don Giovanni and when I asked her which one she wanted, this was the one. The only one she wanted.If this is the only Don Giovanni she wanted, it's got to be good.

This production is why I am an opera lover. Marvelous singing; beautiful sets; glorious music: it just dosn't get any better than this.

Best production of this masterpiece I've ever seen.I've never seen, or heard, a better Leporello thanFurlanetto, and the only Giovanni I've ever seenthat could rival Terfel was Cesare Siepi. My onlycomplaint is that Masetto was dressed like a noblerather than the peasant that he is.

My I love the intelligentsia of opera on Amazon and always choose my DVDs based on everyone's very thoughtful commentary. This is a perfect opera....so perfect that I wanted to understand every word sung. There were times it seems that these greater performers sang for a full minute or two without a single sub-title causing us to guess what they were saying or interpolate from previous sub-titles. Please MET no cliff notes sub-titles....give us the full libretto so we can fully enjoy the genius of these operas.

I am delighted with this production. Renee F and Bryn T together. Magical!

The music and singing are of the top quality. All the performers have beautiful voices and are very well cast. I perticularly loved the (my favourite Mozart Duet), La ci darem la mano sung by Don Giovanni (Benjamin Luxon) and Zelina (Elizabeth Gale).