Don Giovanni - 'Or sai chi l'onore' (Mozart; Rachel Willis-Sørensen, The Royal Opera)

Don Giovanni is the second of Mozart’s landmark collaborations with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte (after The Marriage of Figaro and before Così fan tutte). In it they created a work that has beguiled and entranced in equal measure since its premiere in 1787. Perfectly situated, as no other opera, between tragedy and comedy, this potent drama combines glorious music with a seductive central character who is endlessly fascinating in his complexity.

Kasper Holten’s 2014 production for The Royal Opera casts Don Giovanni as an artist who thrives on an audience enticed by his creative gifts. Ink blots splatter across the visually spectacular set by award-winning designer Es Devlin, with ingenious video designs by Luke Halls. But at the production’s heart are the beauty and invention of Mozart’s dazzling score.

[krowapaulinka]

I was there and it was honestly the best performance of this aria I've ever heard. Her voice is huge, her coloratura is flawless. Among contemporary singers, she's probably the closest to the great Joan Sutherland.

[SteveL]

Indeed a gorgeous voice for this role. And from the intensity of her gaze in the first few phrases, this is one Donna Anna I wouldn’t want to mess with! ❤

[michaelcollins]

Love the extra flourish towards the end (1:56)! This was electrifying live.

[SunulC]

The most outstanding Willis-Sørensen, Bravo!!!

[МияА-]

OMG! Her voice is.... amazing! So beautiful and very interesting.

[stevenkrage]

First-rate performance, crisp ornaments, and absolutely LOVE the fortepiano punctuating the orchestra! Bravi!

[wotan]

Amazing! Love the D. So many listeners don’t know that ornaments were expected and routine in Mozart’s era. I attended a Met performance of Giovanni with Sutherland, and she was fantastic, of course. And then I heard people grumbling that she didn’t sing any of her famous high notes! Donna Anna ain’t Lucia!

[zariza]

Super! Heute zutage kann man kaum einen echten kulturelle Gesang und einen hohen Geschmack auf der Bühne finden. Brava!!! Danke! ❤️🙏

[katerinamaximava]

The best perfomance of this aria on YouTube!!!!

[freshquartet]

Brilliant as always ❤ huge admiration for the gorgeous singer

[MeiZu]

i love Mozart ❤ one my favorite composer's!! amazing soprano!!!! 💐💐💐👏👏👏👏

[agnieszkakruszyna]

Great performance! 👏👏👏 One of the best Donna Anna, bravissima! ❤ And very creative ornaments (especially 1:56), she really understands Mozart.

[tomhamilton]

Apart from being extremely well
sung, the variations are expressive and delicious. Art. Nicely done.

[Olgaalwina]

Es gibt eine Donna Anna, und man hört nur Hier ist ein hochadeliger Gesang und eine wunderbarste Donna Chapeau !!!

[nataliademiantseva]

Wonderful, beautiful and yet powerful voice. Masterly performed.

[lukasmiller]

Whoa! I was not expecting that coloratura passage with the high D!

[katy]

Wow, I'm speechless. Just perfect.

[isaballaserrano]

Brava! She managed to do such a beautiful variation ( flourish) without go out the style! Excellent 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️💯

[akechijubeimitsuhide]

She was really great, and overall a very well-cast production! Kind of tired of the "Anna was totally into it" interpretation, tho. Too many directors do it.

[ryan.engstrom]

The final bars of this aria are genius and it's too bad that the audience clapped through it. But alas it would be hard not to for such a brilliant performance!