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The Met in HD, Don Giovanni, 2011

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“The Met Orchestra must be one of the most refined and best-rehearsed in the world”
Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 29 October 2011
Mozart, Don Giovanni
Metropolitan Opera
Fabio Luisi, Conductor
Michael Grandage, Director
Marina Rebeka, Donna Anna
Barbara Frittoli, Donna Elvira
Mojca Erdmann, Zerlina
Mariusz Kwiecień, Don Giovanni
Luca Pisaroni, Leporello
Ramón Vargas, Don Ottavio
Joshua Bloom, Masetto
Štefan Kocán, The Commendatore
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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