The sdsos annual tradition of semistaged opera continues with this staple of the opera repertoire, considered by many to be the greatest opera ever composed. The pianistvirtuosi churned out one fantasia after another on its themes. It is too physically solid to nod its head in acceptance of giovannis dinner invitation in. Composed during the last years of mozarts life, it represents one of the. Your hopes for opera are richly fulfilled in don giovanni but the work stands absolutely alone and mozart s death prevents any prospect of its example being followed quoted in turner 1938. In the dense forest planted on the stage of the haus fur mozart by director claus guth is the home of the rugged macho don giovanni. He relishes the chase and has the run of the place despite a policestate climate in which the commendatores henchmen. Composed with a prague audience specifically in mind, mozart is reputed to have remarked my praguers understand me something borne out by the way that. Don giovanni peter mattei, left, in the title role, and luca pisaroni as leporello in this new staging, by michael grandage, at the metropolitan opera. Mozart and his wife travelled there in january 1787, and it was from prague that the composer wrote to jacquin. Don giovanni union avenue opera premiere four performances.
Don giovanni simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The premiere of don giovanni in prague is a triumph. Don giovanni mozart finnish national opera and ballet. This is the complete orchestral and vocal score of mozarts don giovanni, considered by many to be the greatest opera ever written. Sort this list by work type, instrumentation, composer, and more. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Mozart, wolfgang amadeus don giovanni commendatore s. Reference books about mozart from opera box mozart. The list below includes all pages in the category pieces based on don giovanni, k.
Mozart, don giovannis musical father, wrote the monumental opera in 1787. Austria 1756 1791 2220 sheet music 1668 mp3 755 midi. The names of mozart and prague will be forever linked by the most famous work that he wrote for prague, his opera don giovanni. Jul 16, 2014 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 17561791 as an allnew production for opera australia featuring the sensational teddy tahu rhodes as the don. A hotel lobby is don giovannis playground and the single set for sveneric bechtolfs staging at the 2014 salzburg festival. Mozarts classic is a brilliant combination of stark human tragedy and touching comedy, set to music of. This performance has been staged during the opera festival 2015. Most operas in mozarts time were purely comic or tragic, but don giovanni is a hilarious show that delves into darkness, complete with seduction, murder, and a statue from beyond the grave. Opera guide synopsis 4 languages, libretto german, english. The opera was first performed at the national theatre in prague on 29 october 1787. Don giovanni study guide by canadian opera company issuu. Mozarts don giovanni premiered and was celebrated by the audience in prague.
A key year, not for mozarts don giovanni, but for the first performance in the city of venice of an opera called don giovanni tenorio, o sia il convitato di pietra don giovanni and the stone guest the composer of this 1787 version was giuseppe gazzaniga and the libretto was by giovanni bertati. A key year, not for mozarts don giovanni, but for the first performance in the city of venice of an opera called don giovanni tenorio, o sia il convitato di pietra don giovanni and the stone guest the composer of this 1787 version was giuseppe gazzaniga and. Jul 21, 2014 the first note of the overture is a clanging d minor chord as the gates of hell judder open, announcing giovannis impending doom. Everything you always wanted to know about mozarts don giovanni. But he became so engrossed with giovanni that he forgot all about his intention. Don giovanni, furtwangler, salzburg 1954 english subtitles.
Brandon hendrickson, don giovanni kian freitas, leporello timothy bentch, don ottavio stacey stofferahn, donna anna. It is based on the legends of don juan, a fictional libertine and seducer, by spanish. The curtain rose on the world premiere of don giovanni at the national theatre in prague on october 29, 1787. Apr 18, 2012 not at london nightclub heaven, however, where richard crichton and dominic grays promenade staging of don giovanni casts mozart and da pontes serial seducer as a gay nightclub owner. Don giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by wolfgang amadeus mozart and italian. And its not so much the subject of the amorous activities of a philandering nobleman that make the opera so timeless as much as the underlying themes of passion, revenge, power and conquest, or as in. It is about the character better known as don juan. Mozarts dramaticand at times surprisingly darkmusic reimagines the mythical character of don juan, imbuing him with a personal.
Next season features blockbusters don giovanni and tosca, lesserknown gems pagliacci and the elixir of love, and acclaimed new opera flight. The mozart opera tells the story of the arrogance and downfall of the great seducer of women. Lenneke ruiten anna and anett fritsch elvira are leantoned befitting the 1,495seat haus fur mozart, technically accomplished singers, attractive women and compelling actresses. However, a great don doesnt necessarily translate into a great don giovanni. A child prodigy, mozart wrote his first symphony when he was eight years old and his first opera at 12.
Feb 07, 2015 three companies the metropolitan opera, the canadian opera company and the paris national opera offer three interpretations of mozarts don giovanni. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I love don giovanni so much that i would love it even sung by a parish choir. Thus, i could never give a real low rate to this disc. Ho capito from don giovanni by wolfgang amadeus mozart overture from the abduction from the seraglio by wolfgang amadeus mozart symphony no.
Assisted by his unsavory accomplice leporello, he lures the ladies with the heady scent of danger. Mozarts don giovanni many have called don giovanni the finest opera ever composed. Oct 15, 2011 don giovanni peter mattei, left, in the title role, and luca pisaroni as leporello in this new staging, by michael grandage, at the metropolitan opera. Scores at the international music score library project imslp. Soren kierkegaards interpretation of mozarts opera don. Da ponte created an antihero you cannot really pin down, muni mused. Three companies the metropolitan opera, the canadian opera company and the paris national opera offer three interpretations of mozarts don giovanni. Student will learn about the historical significance of the don giovannidon juan myth. In scene 2 of the opera scene 1 being the murder of the commendatore, don giovanni and his sidekick, leporello, spy a woman and begin to pursue her. He completed the opera in prague at the villa bertramka, the home of friends.
O libertino punido, ou don giovanni e uma opera em dois atos com musica do compositor austriaco wolfgang amadeus mozart e libreto do autor italiano lorenzo da ponte. That opera was don giovanni, with lorenzo da ponte again providing the libretto. Don giovanni 1787 composed by wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791 based on the don juan story, widely used in literature from the 16th century onward. Mozart minuet from don giovanni sheet music for violin. Visit the program page to see whats scheduled for the next opera festival from 4th july for 5 performances is wolfgang amadeus mozarts don giovanni, in the beautiful staging by franco zeffirelli, who inaugurated the 2012 opera festival, with costumes by maurizio millenotti, choreography by maria grazia garofoli and lighting. Classical music reference recording 167,349 views 2. Moll youtube don giovanni, act il, commendatore scene duration. Don giovanni study guide by boston lyric opera issuu. 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 17561791 as an allnew production for opera australia featuring the sensational teddy tahu rhodes as the don. But before long, the music bounces into d major and at once we see the two threads that make don giovanni such a masterpiece mozart and da ponte have given us an opera that has laughoutloud moments of comedy in a story of violence, tragedy and darkness. Long considered one of the greatest operas of all time, don giovanni is mozarts version of the notorious don juan legend. Mozart minuet from don giovanni sheet music for clarinet.
The work bored him and again his big rival, antonio salieri, had beaten him. Like shakespeares plays, mozart s mature operas need a great director, cast, orchestra, and conductor as well as your fanny in a theater seat to make their full effect. Don giovanni teddy tahu rhodes as mozarts bad boy is. Mozarts opera don giovanni is based on the legend of don juan, the prolific seducer. But is this pat conclusion an adequate summation of don giovannis life. This edition contains all the music mozart wrote for don giovanni, both for the original version performed in prague 1787 and the alterations. Favorite, of course, is another matter, especially when my favorite usually switches to whichever mozart opera ive heard last. Mozart would probably have settled in england but for the success of don giovanni. Il dissoluto punito, ossia il don giovanni, literally the rake punished, namely don giovanni or the libertine punished is an opera in two acts with music by wolfgang amadeus mozart and italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte. I also respect deeply the work and labour of serious professionals. Premiered in 1787 in prague, it is a masterpiece since it was created. Don giovanni is about a libertine and murderer who refuses to repent when. Apr 15, 2015 the life of amadeus mozart 17561791 time period.
Mozart wrote most of don giovanni in the summer of 1787 in vienna. Classical music reference recording 167,493 views 2. Don giovanni, opera in two acts by wolfgang amadeus mozart italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte that premiered on october 29, 1787. Don giovanni don juan, kv 527 mozart, wolfgang amadeus. Don giovanni teddy tahu rhodes as mozarts bad boy is back. Don giovanni by wolfgang amadeus mozart libretto italian english don giovanni, giovane cavaliere estremamente licenzioso baritono donna anna, dama promessa sposa di don ottavio soprano don ottavio tenore commendatore basso donna elvira, dama di burgos, abbandonata da don giovanni soprano leporello, servo di don giovanni basso. Don ottavios aria dalla sua pace, elviras aria and its transposition to d major mi tradi quellalma ingrata. Not at london nightclub heaven, however, where richard crichton and dominic grays promenade staging of don giovanni casts mozart and da pontes serial seducer as a gay nightclub owner. By the time he and constanze left for vienna on february 8 he had secured a commission to write a new opera for bondini. Visit the program page to see whats scheduled for the next opera festival from 4th july for 5 performances is wolfgang amadeus mozarts don giovanni, in the beautiful staging by franco zeffirelli, who inaugurated the 2012 opera festival, with costumes by maurizio millenotti, choreography by maria grazia.
It starts on july 25 august 30, 2014 at sydney opera house. Don giovanni sunk its hooks deep into the nineteenth century. Nov 02, 2007 mozarts don giovanni many have called don giovanni the finest opera ever composed. The operas subject is don juan, the notorious libertine of fiction, and his eventual descent into hell. Of all mozarts operas, don giovanni seems to be the one with themes that make it more open to modern day reenvisioning and reinterpretation.
Mozarts thrilling tale of the gallant don giovanni, his philandering, and ultimate downfall is filled with comedy, intrigue and, well. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Donna elvira has, prior to the beginning of the opera, been seduced by don giovanni and subsequently abandoned by him. Mozart, wolfgang amadeus don giovanni commendatore. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Most operas in mozart s time were purely comic or tragic, but don giovanni is a hilarious show that delves into darkness, complete with seduction, murder, and a statue from beyond the grave. When anna, pinned to the floor by giovanni in the first scene, mirrors that image with ottavio, ruitens nearorgasmic narrative reveals annas lust. Presented in italian long considered one of the greatest operas of all time, don giovanni is mozarts version of the notorious don juan le. Don giovanni at the met opera and in two other stagings. South dakota symphony orchestra mozart don giovanni. Once they see the name don juan, everyone knows the story of the seducer, said nicholas muni, director and stage designer of san diego operas upcoming production of mozarts don giovanni, the most universally acclaimed stage work descended from the first don juan play, written by the 17 thcentury spanish monk tirso da molina whose.
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