The sound quality on this DVD is simply atrocious. Having bought a number of excellent opera and classical DVDs in the past from this label, Arthaus Musik (including Marriage of Figaro and Mahler's 5th Symphony), I thought this would be another DVD produced in high-quality sound. I could not have been more wrong. The audio track is patchy and muffled throughout, and it even skips in a couple of key spots. It is incredibly aggravating to listen to if you like to listen to the music closely.This performance from the early 1990s is actually quite good -- James Conlon conducts with verve, Carol Vaness (here in her prime) sings Donna Elvira brilliantly, and Thomas Allen is still a commanding Don Giovanni (though he looks and sounds noticeably older here than he did in the La Scala performance conducted by Riccardo Muti, also available on DVD). Unfortunately, the truly horrible sound destroys any enjoyment one might derive from this performance. Buyer beware.