Don Giovanni

Overview

Of the five premieres produced during a four-month period, Mozart's ""Don Giovanni"" on the first night attracted an illustrious audience. In addition to the President of the Federal Republic of Germany and a selection of diplomats and politicians, high-ranking guests included theatrical directors from West Germany and other Western European countries, composers, conductors, actors, writers, painters and sculptors, not to mention rectors and lecturers from Berlin's universities and the world's leading music critics. [...] The success was commensurate with the significance of the occasion. All involved in the performance received countless ovations in front of the magnificent yellow curtain. The new building - and the new stage with its state-of-the-art technology - had shown itself to be more than capable of handling Mozart's most demanding work.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 24, 1961

Original language

English

Production

Sender Freies Berlin,Deutsche Oper Berlin

Cast

Elisabeth Grümmer,Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,Erika Köth,Pilar Lorengar,Donald Grobe,Walter Berry,Josef Greindl,Ivan Sardi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1985063