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To mark the 100th anniversary of Ernst Haefliger's birth on July 6, 2019, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing an exclusive edition of the famous 1958 recording of Mozart's "Don Giovanni." Ferenc Fricsay conducted the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. This special edition, available on 3 CDs and an additional Blu-ray Audio disc, features meticulously remastered analog tapes in high-quality 24-bit/192 kHz format. Alongside Ernst Haefliger as Don Ottavio, the renowned ensemble includes Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Don Giovanni), Maria Stader (Donna Elvira), and Irmgard Seefried (Zerlina). A comprehensive 220-page booklet, featuring rare photographs of the artists, an essay on the recording at Berlin's Jesus Christ Church, and the complete libretto in Italian, French, German, and English, completes the edition.