Mozart: Don Giovanni

Many fans consider Don Giovanni to be the absolute masterpiece of opera. Many consider Carlo Maria Giulini's 1959 version, conducted by the Philharmonia, to be the best, the most theatrical (albeit a studio version), the most balanced, the most accomplished.

This is the cornerstone of any Mozart discography. Mozart and Da Ponte, for their second collaboration, tackled the myth of the Spanish seducer and revolutionized the history of lyrical drama. The distribution of this recording is exemplary and if none of its protagonists is no longer active today, it is clear that none has been surpassed. So essential, for a first Don Giovanni and even for a first opera disc.