Act I, Scene One: Intro: 'Notte e giorno faticar','Non sperar, se non m'uccidi','Lasciala... - Richard Van Allan/CarolVaness/Thomas Allan/Dimitri Kavrakos
Act I, Scene One: Recitatativo: 'Ah, del padre in periglio' - Carol Ottavio/Richard Van Allan
Act I, Scene One: & Duetto: 'Fuggi, crudele, fuggi!' - Carol Ottavio/Richard Van Allan
Act I, Scene Two: Recitativo: 'Orsu, spicciati presto' - Thomas Allen/Richard Van Allan
Act I, Scene Two: Aria: 'Ah,chi mi dice mai' - Maria Ewing
Act I, Scene Two: Recitativo: 'Chi e la?' - Maria Ewing/Thomas Allan
Act I, Scene Two: Aria: 'Madamina, il catalogo e questo' - Richard Van Allen
Act I, Scene Two: Recitativo: 'In questa Forma' - Maria Ewing
Act I, Scene Three: Coro: 'Giovinette che fate all'amore' - Elizabeth Gale/John Rawnsley/Glynebourne Chorus
Act I, Scene Three: Recitativo: Manco male e partita' - Thomas Allen/Richard Van Allan/Elizabeth Gale/John Rawnsley
Act I, Scene Three: Aria: 'Ho capito, signor,si!' - John Rawnsley
Act I, Scene Three: Recitativo: ' alfin siam liberati...' - Thomas Allen/Elizabeth Gale
Act I, Scene Three: & Duetto: 'La ci darem la mano' - Thomas Allen/Elizabeth Gale
Act I, Scene Three: Recitativo: 'Fermati, scellerato' - Maria Ewing/Elizabeth Gale/Thomas Allen
Act I, Scene Three: Aria: Ah! fuggi il traditor!' - Maria Ewing
Act I, Scene Three: Recitativo: 'Mi par ch'oggi il demonio...' - Thomas Allen/Keith Lewis/Carol Vaness/Maria Ewing
Act I, Scene Three: Quaretto: ' Non ti fider, o misera' - Thomas Allen/Keith Lewis/Carol Vaness/Maria Ewing
Act I, Scene Three: Recititivo: 'Povera sventurata!' - Thomas Allen
Act I, Scene Three: Recititivo: Don Ottavio, son morta!' - Carol Vaness/Keith Lewis
Act I, Scene Three: Aria: 'Or sai chi l'onore' - Carol Vaness/Keith Lewis
Act I, Scene Three: Recitativo: 'Come Mai creder deggio...' - Keith Lewis
Act I, Scene Three: & Aria: 'Dalla sua pace' - Keith Lewis
Track Listings (30) - Disc #2
Act I, Scene Three: Recitativo: 'Io Deggio ad ogni patto...' - Richard Van Allan/Thomas Allan
Act I, Scene Three: Aria: 'Finch' han dal vino' - Thomas Allan
Act I, Scene Four: Recitativo: 'Masetto, senti un po'!' - Elizabeth Gale/John Rawnsley
Act I, Scene Four: Aria: 'Batti, batti, o bel Masetto' - Elizabeth Gale
Act I, Scene Four: Recitatativo: ' Guarda un po'...' - John Rawnsley/Thomas Allan/Elizabeth Gale
Act I, Scene Four: Finale: 'Presto, preto, pria ch'ei venga' - John Rawnsley/Elizabeth Gale/Thomas Allan/Glynebourne Chorus
Act I, Scene Four: Finale: 'Tra quest' arbori celata' - Elizabeth Gale/Thomas Allan/John Rawnsley
Act I, Scene Four: Finale: 'Bisogna aver corraggio' - Maria Ewing/Keith Lewis/Carol Vaness/Richard Van Allen/Thomas Allan
Act I, Scene Four: 'Protegga il giusto cielo','Vendichi il giusto cielo' - Carol Vaness/Maria Ewing/Keith Lewis
Act I, Scene Five: 'Riposate, vezzose ragazze' - Thomas Allan/Richard Van Allen/John Rawnsley/Elizabeth Gale
Act I, Scene Five: 'Venite pur avanti' - Richard Van Allen/Thomas Allan/Carol Vaness/Maria Ewing/Keith Lewis/John Rawnsley/Elizabeth Gale
Act I, Scene Five: 'Ecco il birbo che t ha offesa!' - Thomas Allan/Richard Van Allen/Keith Lewis/Carol Vaness/Maria Ewing
Act I, Scene Five: 'Trema, trema, o scellerato!' - Thomas Allan/Richard Van Allen/Keith Lewis/Carol Vaness/Maria Ewing
Act II, Scene One: Duetto: 'Ehvia, buffone, non mi seccar!' - Thomas Allan/Richard Van Allen
Act II, Scene One: Recitativo: 'Leporello!...Signore?' - Thomas Allan/Richard Van Allen
Act II, Scene One: Trio: 'Ah taci, ingiusto Core!' - Maria Ewing/Richard Van Allen/Thomas Allan
Act II, Scene One: Recitativo: 'Amico, che ti par?' - Thomas Allan/Richard Van Allen/Maria Ewing
Act II, Scene One: Serenata: 'Deh vieni alla finestra' - Thomas Allan
Act II, Scene One: Recitativo: 'V'e gente alla finestra' - Thomas Allan/John Rawnsley
Act II, Scene One: Aria: 'Meta di voi qua vadano' - Thomas Allan
Act II, Scene One: Recitativo: 'Zitto, lascia ch'io senta',Recitativo: 'Ahi! ahi! La testa m - Thomas Allan/John Rawnsley/Elizabeth Gale
Act II, Scene One: Aria: 'Vedrai, carino...' - Elizabeth Gale
Act II, Scene Two: Recitativo: 'Di molte faci il lume...' - Richard Van Allen/Maria Ewing
Act II, Scene Two:Seststto: 'Sola, sola in buio loco' - Maria Ewing/Richard Van Allen/Keith Lewis/Carol Vaness
Act II, Scene Two:' Ferma briccone, dove ten vai!' - Elizabeth Gale/John Rawnsley/Carol Vaness/Keith Lewis/Maria Ewing/Richard Van Allen
Act II, Scene Two: 'Mille torbidi pensieri' - Richard Van Allen/Carol Vaness/Elizabeth Gale/Maria Ewing/Keith Lewis/John Rawnsley
Act II, Scene Two: Recitativo: 'Dunque quello sei tu...' - Elizabeth Gale/Maria Ewing/Keith Lewis/John Rawnsley
Act II, Scene Two: Aria: 'Ah, pieta, signori miei!' - Richard Van Allen
Act II, Scene Two: Recitativo: 'Ferma, perfido, ferma!' - Maria Ewing/John Rawnsley/Elizabeth Gale/Keith Lewis
Act II, Scene Two: Aria: 'Il mio tesoro' - Keith Lewis
Track Listings (15) - Disc #3
Act II, Scene Two: Recitativo: 'In quali eccessi...' - Maria Ewing
Act II, Scene Two: & Aria: 'Mi tradi quell'alma inqrata' - Maria Ewing
Act II, Scene Three:Scena: 'Ah,ah,ah, questa e buona...' - Thomas Allen/Richard Van Allen/ La Statua
Act II, Scene Three: Duetto: 'o statua gentitissima' - Richard Van Allen/Thomas Allen
Act II, Scene Four: Recitativo: 'Calmatevi, idol mio bene!' - Keith Lewis/Carol Vaness
Act II, Scene Four: Recitativo: Crudele? Ah no, min bene!'& Aria: 'Non mi dir' - Carol Vaness
Act II, Scene Four: 'Forse un giorno' - Carol Vaness
Act II, Scene Four: Recitativo: 'Ah si segua il suo passo' - Keith Lewis
Act II, Scene Five: Finale: Gia la mensa e preparata' - Thomas Allen/Richard Van Allen
Act II, Scene Five: 'L'ultima prova dell'amor mio','Che grido e questo mai?' - Maria Ewing/Thomas Allen/Richard Van Allen
Act II, Scene Five: 'Don Giovanni, a cenar teco' - La Statua/Thomas Allen/Richard Van Allen
Act II, Scene Five: 'Da qual tremore insolito' - Thomas Allen/Coco di Diavoli/Richard Van Allen
Act II, Scene Five: 'Epilogo: ' Ah, dov'e il perfido?' - Maria Ewing/Carol Vaness/Elizabeth Gale/Keith Lewis/John Rawnsley
Act II, Scene Five: 'Or che tutti, o mio tesoro' ,'Al desio di chi t'adoro','Resti dunque quel... - Keith Lewis/Carol Vaness/Maria Ewing/Elizabeth Gale/John Rawnsley/Richard Van Allen
"This is a superb recording, in every way. The singers are excellent, in top form, and completely immersed in their roles. The voices are highly individual, in perfect balance with each other and the orchestra. The sound is warm, spacious, clear, with every detail present. However, the top honors should go to Haitink. Under his baton, the marvelous orchestra unfolds the drama with great sensitivity, precision and strength. Despite the relaxed tempi there is not a moment of slack. The whole performance carries sense of unity, rarely matched in other recordings. This set is at the very top of the huge Don Giovanni discography, together with Bohm's German version on RCA, Furtwangler's Salzburg 1953 (newly remastered on M&A), and few others."
Among the best
Jon W. Gordon | Mount Kisco, New York United States | 11/28/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If a case could be made for Don Giovanni as a conductor's opera, then this recording does it; whatever the merits of the (very solid) cast, it is mainly due to Bernard Haitink and the LPO that the performance is able to stand comparison with the best available. Haitink's tempi are generally quick and sprightly, but the attention to detail is remarkable-listen to the woodwinds at the end of Zerlina's first aria as an example. He conveys the feeling that this is an opera to be enjoyed more than anything else, and he elicits unfailingly elegant, cultured playing from the LPO.
His cast may not be as luxurious as on some rival sets, but none of the singers fall below an acceptable standard, and all of them are dramatically committed. The two standouts are Thomas Allen, as the Don, and Carol Vaness, as Anna. Allen's voice is perfectly suited to the part (his serenade is very seductive), and his portrayal is unusually multifaceted. (He also has the best death scream). Vaness may not be as imaginative as the other singers in the cast, but she is vocally magnificent: the soft singing in the recitative before the vengeance duet is lovely, "Or sai chi l'onore" is both powerful and firm, and the coloratura at the end of "Non mi dir" is very agile. The rest of the cast ranges from very good (Richard Van Allan, Keith Lewis) to slightly disappointing (Maria Ewing and Elizabeth Gale are both rather hard-edged). Any reservations about the singing are completely swept aside by Haitink and his orchestra."
Cannot find anything close to this
E. Bacca | Padova, Padova Italy | 04/01/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I've been listening to many executions of Mozart's Don Giovanni, both recorded and live.
This CD however is absolutely outstanding. The performers are simply the best I've ever heard. On many other executions there always is someone whose voice is weak, but not on this.
The only risk is that after listening to it you won't like anything else."
The Best
E. Bacca | 09/20/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I've listened to many and nobody captures it better than Thomas Allen. Everything else around him shines as well, but seems peripheral compared with the majesty of his interpretation. Powerful in voice and in dramatic rendition he uses the aggregate of his talents to assure him a place above others like Ramey, Siepi and Wachter. Listen for his scream at the end as he is dragged down to hell for evidence of his dramatic prowess."