Don giovanni sound recording by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Aided by his servant leporello, don giovanni grows increasingly reckless. Don giovanni by wolfgang amadeus mozart, lorenzo da ponte. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Ever since don giovanni slept with her and vanished, she has been on the hunt for him. Don ottavio, now convinced of don giovannis baseness, decides to file charges. Mozarts classic is a brilliant combination of stark human tragedy and touching comedy, set to music of. Don giovanni leporello don ottaviodonna annadonna elvira by carlo maria giuliniphilharmonia orchestraeberhard waechterelisabeth schwarzkopfdame joan sutherlandluigi alvagiuseppe taddei. Ubc opera presents don giovanni by ubc opera ensemble issuu.
Leporello waits for his master don giovanni to have a sexual encounter with don anna. Mozart, wolfgang amadeus don giovanni commendatore. Mozarts don giovanni was inspired by the legend of don juan. Anna, elvira, and ottavio arrive, masked and intent on vengeance. Da pontes libretto was billed as a dramma giocoso, a common designation of its time that denotes a mixing of serious and comic action. Donna elvira has, prior to the beginning of the opera, been seduced by don giovanni and subsequently abandoned by him. Quel est ce feu qui pousse don giovanni a seduire, a soumettre, a conquerir les femmes une a. It is sung by don giovannis servant leporello to elvira during act 1 of the opera. Commendatore, don giovanni and his sidekick, leporello, spy a woman and begin to pursue her. Leporello, servant to don giovanni, keeps watch as giovanni pursues donna anna. Ah, chi mi dice mai donna elviradon giovanni leporello. They depict anna and ottavio a bit boring, because virtue is apparently a bit boring.
Basically, don giovanni is an opera that consists of two acts, and it was made in 1787 by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Leporello, the faithful servant of the nobleman don giovanni, is recounting the dons exploits with women to one of the dons jilted lovers, donna elvira. In recent years dh has focused primarily on his native russian and verdian reportoires. The operas subject is don juan, the notorious libertine of fiction, and his eventual descent into hell. Piano, vocal sheet music book by wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791. 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. When leporello outshines don giovanni you know there is a problem. For those who do not know the opera, the situation is this. The figure of the don had been seen on the stage in spain, france, italy and germany in. As the don, dietrich fischerdieskau presents a joyless, driven rake. Leporello keeps a catalogue in a little book of the names of each of don.
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. Noticing the statue, don giovanni orders a terrified leporello to invite it to dinner. Leporello, servant to the nobleman don giovanni, keeps watch outside the commendatores home at night. His youthful voice the recording was made in 1958 is splendid, but the hectoring quality that was later to. Madamina, il catalogo e questo is a bass catalogue aria from mozarts opera don giovanni to an italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte, and is one of mozarts most famous and popular arias. Don giovanni simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Suddenly, the commendatores daughter, donna anna, rushes out, struggling with the masked giovanni and followed by her father. It is about the character better known as don juan. If don giovanni wasnt casted by mozart with sufficient solo arias, this soundtrack made it up by having the same singer singing the part of leporello as well. This great aria is sung by leporello in the second scene of the first act of wolfgang amadeus mozarts famous opera, don giovanni, read the synopsis of don giovanni when he and don giovanni are confronted by don giovannis past lover, donna elvira. Don giovanni, opera in two acts by wolfgang amadeus mozart italian libretto by. Also sometimes known as a concertina fold, it is a method of parallel folding with the folds alternating between front and back. The previous instalments in theodor currentziss survey of the mozartda ponte operas tended to be enthralling and exasperating by turns.
Terms in this set 10 in the catalog aria leporello assures donna elvira that indeed she is don giovannis one true love. New offerings in leporellos catalogue the nightingales. Donna elvira, a lady from burgos, seduced and abandoned by don giovanni has come to seville in search of him. Better yet, acquire any of all of the competition giulini, karajan, sir colin davis philips, krips, fricsay and others i may have missed. Don giovanni sneaks into il commendatores house, with his side kick, leporello, standing guard and attempts to rape or seduce his daughter, donna anna. Leporello, don giovannis servant, grumbles about his demanding master and daydreams about being free of him. Leporello and concertina books abebooks reading copy. Rias kammerchor from amazons classical music store.
But when don giovanni commits murder, he unleashes a dark power beyond his control. As dawn breaks, don giovanni and leporello roam the streets of seville. Famed rogue and lover don giovanni in italian also known as don juan. They also propose a second class choice, less boring but less noble, masetto and zerlina or papageno and papagena. Together with her betrothed don ottavio and donna elvira, don giovannis neglected lover, she pursues him relentlessly.
Famed rogue and lover don giovanni in italian also known as don juan in spanish has. Giovanni orders leporello to prepare a feast for that evening. Leporello threatens to leave his master but giovanni convinces him to stay. Leporello the nightmare that enriched my vocabulary.
The term leporello refers to printed material folded into an. The name likely comes from the manservant, leporello, in mozarts opera don giovanni. But even so, this recording is redeemed just so by terfel fans of his myself included may want to acquire this sadly uneven production. Famed rogue and lover don giovanni in italian also known as don juan in spanish has seduced so many women that when leporello displays a tally of his conquests, it unfolds, accordionstyle, into a shockingly long list. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Leporello has recorded all of the deeds or misdeeds in a catalogue.
Don giovanni and leporello meet in front of the commendatores statue. Ah chi mi dice mai donna elvira con don giovanni e leporello. The woman is obviously in great distress, and dg offers her words of comfort, whereupon the woman, none other than donna elvira, turns. Switching clothes with leporello, giovanni serenades elviras maid while leporello, dressed as giovanni, diverts elvira. Mozart discussed the assignment with the librettist of figaro, lorenzo da ponte. Don giovanni study guide by boston lyric opera issuu. Upon fleeing, after donna anna screams, don giovanni duels with il commendatore and kills him, before escaping with leporello. Find the metropolitan opera on facebook opens new window find the metropolitan opera on twitter opens new window find the metropolitan opera on instagram opens new window.
She resists and struggles with the disguised giovanni. Giovannis servant, leporello, reads delightedly from his little black book. Don giovanni senses the approach of a woman and they hide. Their choice fell on the theme of don giovanni, which had frequently been treated in literary works. The term leporello refers to printed material folded into an accordionpleat style. Mozart was eager to start working and return to the city which had received him so warmly. Mozart and da ponte make don giovanni fascinating, because evil is apparently fascinating. Don giovanni available in dvd ship this item temporarily out of stock online buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. The commendatore challenges giovanni to a duel and is killed. His don giovanni, always designed as the crowning final release, were told, follows the pattern, while also throwing an extra dash of disappointment into the mix this seems in large part to be due to the conductors strange attitude towards. Mozart don giovanni by carlo maria giulinidame joan. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The impulsive, charismatic don giovanni is a serial seducer, accompanied by his longsuffering servant leporello. The opera was first performed at the national theatre in prague on 29 october 1787.
Don giovanni is about a libertine and murderer who refuses to repent when given the chance. Kasper holtens visually striking production accentuates the beauty and invention of mozarts dazzling tragicomedy. Don giovanni starts to tell leporello of his latest exploits when an unearthly voice is heard. Click to read more about don giovanni sound recording by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Don giovanni by wolfgang amadeus mozart cast don giovanni, a young, extremely licentious nobleman baritone donna anna, commendatores daughter, betrothed to don ottavio soprano don ottavio tenor il commendatore don pedro bass donna elvira, a lady of burgos abandoned by don giovanni soprano leporello, don giovannis servant bass. Giovanni, still disguised as leporello, meets masetto, who is leading a vengeful posse in search of the don.
Note for instance how, despite all the razzledazzle modern engineering wonders that keep this album from ever sounding too old, there is a meaningfulness to all of the major scenes don giovanni killing the commendatore in a duel, leporello s catalog aria, giovanni seducing zerlina, the don s masquerade ball, elviras mi tradi quel alma. Conductor ferenc fricsays firm hand guides this legendary don giovanni unerringly toward inevitable damnation and retribution, with quick tempos and a sense of purpose rare in recordings of the opera. To be specific, mozart was a person who only composed the opera. When he attacks donna anna and accidentally kills her father, she swears vengeance. Giovanni resumes his pursuit of zerlina and, upon discovering masetto, persuades the couple to enter the villa with him. The danish philosopher soren kierkegaard wrote a long essay in his book enten eller in which he argues. Mozarts don giovanni many have called don giovanni the finest opera ever composed. In his aria the very first in don giovanni, leporello sings in a smooth, bel canto style at the moments in which he. Bookprinted material mozarts don giovanni don juan. Don giovanni by lorenzo regazzo, rene jacobs, johannes weisser, rene jacobs, wolfgang amadeus mozart, rene jacobs, rene jacobs, freiburg baroque orchestra, olga pasichnyk, sunhae im, kenneth tarver. Don giovanni k527 1987 digital remaster, atto primo, scena quinta, finale.
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