Don giovanni, opera in two acts by wolfgang amadeus mozart italian libretto by. Don giovanni, opera in two acts by wolfgang amadeus mozart italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte that premiered on october 29, 1787. Don giovanni dover opera guide and libretto series wolfgang amadeus mozart. The premiere of don giovanni in prague is a triumph. The words for mozart s opera don giovanni were written by an italian poet with whom he worked very well, lorenzo da ponte. Don giovanni k527, atto secondo, scena quinta, finale. Don giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by wolfgang amadeus mozart and italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte. Don giovanni in full score by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Don giovanni study guide by boston lyric opera issuu. About performance of mozart s operas, i like nikolaus harnoncourt more especially because of the using original instruments. Don giovanni teddy tahu rhodes as mozarts bad boy is. Don giovanni opera guides wolfgang amadeus mozart on.
Basically, don giovanni is an opera that consists of. Don giovanni select a language to update the synopsis text. Other than an occassional listen to figaro my favorite opera i listened the giulini don giovanni nonstop for a good few months. Opera explained don giovanni read by david timson unabridged. The duel carries on and eventually donna annas father is killed mozart.
Don giovanni opera journeys libretto series mozarts opera don giovanni 1859 only 1 left in stock more on the way. Mozart listed don giovanni simply as a comic opera. It is about the character better known as don juan. The mozart opera tells the story of the arrogance and downfall of the great seducer of women.
The world of theatre and operas favourite new age scottish director david mcvicar has reinvented don giovanni, the work of eighteenth century composer wolfgang amadeus mozart 1756. The opera s subject is don juan, the notorious libertine of fiction, and his eventual descent into hell. Leporello, servant to the nobleman don giovanni, keeps watch outside the commendatores home at. Awakened by the clamor, the commendatore challenges don giovanni to a duel which ends in the commendatores. The first performance of don giovanni in america took place in the park theatre, new york, on tuesday evening, may 23, 1826. If scottish operas production avoids some of the more obvious pitfalls other recent stagings have stumbled into, much. Redlands symphony proudly presents mozarts don giovanni overture. The operas subject is don juan, the notorious libertine of fiction, and his eventual descent into hell. Soren kierkegaards interpretation of mozart s opera don giovanni. This book is a study of mozarts don giovanni, his second opera to a libretto by da ponte.
Mozarts opera don giovanni is based on the legend of don juan, the prolific seducer. In scene 2 of the opera scene 1 being the murder of the commendatore, don. These operas followed the popular form for sung comedies known as opera buffa. Don giovanni study guide by canadian opera company issuu. From left, marieadeline henry, erwin schrott and serena malfi in this paris national opera production of don giovanni, the mozart classic, updated by the austrian filmmaker michael haneke. Don giovanni is the story of the women and men damaged by a philandering, roguish womanizer, all set to glorious music. This edition contains all the music mozart wrote for don giovanni, both for the original version. Don giovanni has long been regarded as mozarts supreme theatrical achievement. Don giovanni dover opera guide and libretto series. Not only has don giovanni escaped from his pursuers, but he has made leporello take his place and wear his costume, thus exposing him to the wrath of his. Don giovanni by mozart the opera guide d opera guide. Don giovanni is one of mozarts most popular and enduringly fascinating works. I have verified the date in the file of the new york evening post. Mozarts don giovanni at eno english national opera.
Mozarts classic is a brilliant combination of stark human tragedy and touching comedy, set to music. About mozarts don giovanni overture redlands symphony. Featuring varied, evocative, and absolutely glorious music from overture to epilogue, a dynamic set of distinctively drawn characters, and a shocking, unforgettable finale, the don stands apart as mozarts. Mozart, suzanne danco, lisa della casa, hilde gueden, anton dermota, cesare siepi, fernando corena, kurt boehme, walter berry with the chorus of the vienna state opera and the vienna philharmonic. Also i dont appreciate possible spoiler for some the omission of il mio tesoro or the moralising epilogue at the end of the second act finale. Nonetheless, by the time mozart s opera premiered only two years before the french revolution, the legend of the godless rake had been. The score, which was written between vienna and prague in 1787.
Il dissoluto punito, ossia il don giovanni, literally the rake punished, namely don giovanni or the libertine punished is an opera. Giovannis servant, leporello, reads delightedly from his little black book. Mozarts opera has often been perceived as a graveyard for directors. Don giovanni in full score by wolfgang amadeus mozart goodreads. Discover littleknown secrets and interesting discorse on its history, creation, and performance.
Da ponte had already written the texts for two of mozart s operas. Don giovanni is an example of opera buffa, or comic opera, a genre that was popular during the enlightenment. Da ponte specifically drew from giovanni bertatis libretto for don giovanni tenorio, a contemporary opera by giuseppe gazzaniga, although he enhanced the drama by adding complex layers to all characters. Marshall pynkoskis stylish staging of the mozart opera has a velocity that makes the three musicfilled hours pass by quickly.
Mozart called this opera a dramma giocosa, or an amusing drama, but giovanni is awash with menace and black humour. Codycross is an addictive game developed by fanatee. Mozart s opera don giovanni follows the adventures of the rougish, womanising giovanni, mixing comedy, tragedy and drama with the supernatural. The subject seems unpromising the last day in the life. When many people think of opera, mozart s don giovanni is undeniably one of the first ones to come to mind. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. A list of the top opera music composers and their compositions. Don ottavios two great arias, dalla sua pace of her peace, written for vienna, and il mio tesoro my. France can be proud to possess one of historys most legendary manuscripts. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Are you looking for neverending fun in this exciting logicbrain app. His subsequent prolific output, which included idomeneo, the magic flute, the marriage of figaro, and his requiem secured him a reputation as one of the worlds foremost classical composers. Don giovanni revival by the paris national opera the. Although it is one of the handful of bestknown and most often performed operas of the last two hundred years, don.
To see and hear mozarts great opera don giovanni in the estates theatre, the venue where. Mozarts don giovanni many have called don giovanni the finest opera ever composed. Its brilliant tapestry of comedy and tragedy woven into the composers sublime score set it apart from all works of art. Wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791 was born in salzburg, and began composing at the age of five.
Don giovanni finnish national opera and ballet operavision. Don giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by wolfgang amadeus mozart first performed in 1787, don giovanni is mozarts exhilarating retelling of the don juan legend, filled with some of his most. Don giovanni in association with english national opera alma. Opera ateliers don giovanni is appropriately seductive. Don giovanni simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is a very good guide for mozart s don giovanni. Bryn terfel was born to play leporello, singing the part. The marriage of figaro, don giovanni and cosi fan tutte, complete in italian and english dover books on music only 4 left in stock more on the way. The masked don giovanni suddenly runs from the house with donna anna following him. Mozarts don giovanni is for many the finest opera of all time.
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