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Don Giovanni, opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte) that premiered at the original National Theatre in Prague on October 29, 1787. The opera’s subject is Don Juan, the notorious libertine of fiction, and his eventual descent into hell. For Mozart, it was an unusually intense work, and it was not entirely understood in his own time. Within a generation, however, it was recognized as one of the greatest of all operas. Presented by the Salzburg Marionette Theatre with narration provided by Sir Peter Ustinov.

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  • Peter Ustinov

    Peter Ustinov

    Narrator

  • Cesare Siepi

    Cesare Siepi

    Don Giovanni

  • Birgit Nilsson

    Birgit Nilsson

    Donna Anna

  • Leontyne Price

    Leontyne Price

    Donna Elvira

  • Cesare Valletti

    Cesare Valletti

    Don Ottavio

  • Fernando Corena

    Fernando Corena

    Leporello

  • Eugenia Ratti

    Eugenia Ratti

    Zerlina

  • Arnold Van Mill

    Arnold Van Mill

    Il Commendatore

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Don Giovanni, opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte) that premiered at the original National Theatre in Prague on October 29, 1787. The opera’s subject is Don Juan, the notorious libertine of fiction, and his eventual descent into hell. For Mozart, it was an unusually intense work, and it was not entirely understood in his own time. Within a generation, however, it was recognized as one of the greatest of all operas. Presented by the Salzburg Marionette Theatre with narration provided by Sir Peter Ustinov.

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