Program notes in English, German and French in container. Accompanied by "Deutsche Oper Berlin 100 years 1912-2012" (booklet in English with French and German translations ([23] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) 101 574. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Don Giovanni) ; Walter Berry (Leporello) ; Elisabeth Grümmer (Donna Anna) ; Pilar Lorengar (Donna Elvira) ; Erika Köth (Zerlina) ; Donald Grobe (Don Ottavio) ; Josef Greindl (Komtur) ; Ivan Sardi (Masetto) ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin ; Ferenc Fricsay, conductor. Recorded in performance Sept. 23, 1961 and broadcast Sept. 24.
Summary:
"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."--Container.
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