The cast here is identical to the classic studio recording under Giulini. The Italian maestro was indisposed so Davis took over. He probably would have preferred more appoggiaturas, but those were just coming back into style and there was little, if any, rehearsal time anyway.Wachter is a brute of a Don, but that interpretation works for him. He gives us a ringing top A in the supper scene, a note denied to him by Giulini (or Legge) in the studio performance. Taddei is superb as Leporello as is Alva as Ottavio. Sciutti's scratchy voice has never appealed to me, but she sings Zerlina with great charm, covering a false entry in "Batti, batti" with extreme professionalism. Schwarzkopf also slips a few times, but hey: she's human. Otherwise her Elvira is a model of patrician nobility. Sutherland comes very close to giving a flawless performance. Her diction is clearer here than it would become though this aspect of her singing never bothered me as much as it does others. Frick is a terrifying Commendatore, Cappuccilli a solid Masetto.This sounds like it was recorded from a broadcast albeit several generations removed from the original. There is a ridiculous disc break between discs one and two (right before Elvira's "Ah, fuggi il traditor"). I would steer those who want this cast towards the newly remastered Warner set, but if you're a collector this is certainly an interesting alternative.