'Dmitri Tcherniakov's radical Don Giovanni liberates the performers. Their intensity is searing, born of the addiction, denial, and lunacy that Tcherniakov digs out from Da Ponte's libretto' Berta Joncus
Mozart
Don Giovanni
Bo Skovhus, Kyle Ketelsen, Kristine Opolais, David Bizic, Colin Balzer, Marlis Petersen, Kerstin Avermo, Anatoli Kotscherga; English Voices; Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Louis Langrée; dir. Dmitri Tcherniakov (Aix-en-Provence, 2010)
Bel Air Classiques DVD: BAC 080 (NTSC system; PCM 2.0/Dolby 5.1; 16:9 picture format) (2 discs); Blu-ray: BAC 480 (1BC50, 1080i; PCM 2.0, dts 5.1; 16:9 picture format) 183 mins (feature) plus 27 mins
For a full review, pick up a copy of the November issue of BBC Music Magazine