Opera Web Archive: Don Giovanni
http://archivio.opera.it/English/Opere/Dongiova/Dongiova.html
Opera Web's spotlight on "Don Giovanni" from November 1996 provides a synopsis of Mozart's masterpiece, a chronological list of past recordings as well as some critics' choices for the top recordings of the work, and stories of curious things that have occurred during a few of its performances.
San Francisco Opera: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
www.sfopera.com/bios/bios_g-l/dhvorostovsky.htm
Read a short biography of the baritone at the official Web site of the San Francisco Opera, where he performed the title role in "Don Giovanni" during the 1991-2000 season.
michaelcolvin.com
www.michaelcolvin.com/
Keep tabs on the singer through this useful site (click on the photo of Michael Colvin, in the center of the page, to enter). In addition to his upcoming performance dates and CD releases, it provides a biography of the tenor, his current repetoire, audio excerpts of his work, and a selection of photographs.
Metropolitan Opera National Council: Dominique Labelle
www.neaudition.org/singers/labelle.html
Dominique Labelle won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Program award in 1989, and a brief biography of the soprano is included here.
Canadian Opera Company
www.coc.ca/
Essential information about the Canadian Opera Company, who performed the music in "Don Giovanni Unmasked," can be found at this their official site. It features the company's performance schedule, fact sheet, a list of its historical milestones, and a synopsis and cast list for their latest production.
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
www.w-a-mozart.com/flash/intro_eng.html
Available in four languages, including English, this fabulous Flash-enhanced site features an extensive biography of the legendary composer, a searchable database of all his works, sheet music of selected scores that can be downloaded, plus a unique "Concerts" section, where users can listen to his works performed by young musicians.
The Mozart Project
www.mozartproject.org/
Winner of the Britannica Internet Guide Award, this site is a comprehensive resource for information about Mozart and even offers a section devoted to the review of books about the composer.
Classical Music Pages: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/mozart.html
Audio files of numerous compositions by the virtuoso are available here, as is a biography from THE GROVE CONCISE DICTIONARY OF MUSIC.
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