DON GIOVANNI Petri, Stich-Randall, Gencer, Alva (1960) (DVD)

This exquisitely staged television production of Mozart's masterpiece supports the argument that Don Giovanni is the greatest opera ever written. From the archives of RAI (1960). Optional subtitles in English, French and German.
B&W, 169 minutes, 4:3, All regions

DON GIOVANNI
Dramma giocoso in Two Acts
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte

Cast:
Don Giovanni: Mario Petri
Leporello: Sesto Bruscantini
Donna Anna: Teresa Stich-Randall
Donna Elvira: Leyla Gencer
Zerlina: Graziella Sciutti
Don Ottavio: Luigi Alva
Masetto: Renato Cesari
Il Commendatore: Heinz Borst

Orchestra and Chorus of Radiotelevisione Italiana Milano
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor

Directed by Giacomo Vaccari
Choreography by Ria Teresa Legnani
Originaliy telecast April 26, 1960