Hey fellow mezzi!!
I am looking for a recording of Don Giovanni with a decent Mezzo singing Donna Elvira. I know that Susan Graham sang it at Chicago lyric and the Met but I don't think there's a recording. I appreciate the input!

Ann Murray is the Donna Elvira on the Solti recording with Bryn Terfel as the Don (and the delightful Monica Groop, another mezzo, is Zerlina).

The Madrid Teatro Real 2005 production on DVD features mezzo Sonia Gannassi as Donna Elvira.

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Karen Mercedes - contralto
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There was a thread on one of the forums linking to the Royal Opera House's 2008 production of Don Giovanni (complete in 5 or 6 segments), with Ms. DiDonato as Donna Elvira. I'm not sure if the video still exists on the ROH website, but exerpts have made onto YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wRPXoOKJt8

...Karajan conducting, Sam Ramey as Giovanni. I like the recording a lot, but I know Baltsa isn't everyone's cup of tea.

nt

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Karen Mercedes - contralto
singwiththespirit [at] yahoo [dot] com
http://artfuljesus.0catch.com/karenmercedes.html