Sir david mcvicars production reveals the darkness in opera s most compelling antihero. Wolfgang amadeus mozart composer 17561791 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. It is about the character better known as don juan. 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. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer.
I like a mix of different approaches with my favourite classical works. This new production features sets and costumes designed by. But when the legendary playboy goes too far, his appetite for seduction could bring his downfall. The opera s subject is don juan, the notorious libertine of fiction, and his eventual descent into hell. Described by many as the perfect opera, don giovanni blends comedy and drama to tell the tale of a womanizing noblemen who pays the ultimate price for his misdeeds. Don giovanni mozart minkowski alexandre evenement trilogie. He flouts all of societys rules and betrays without remorse. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6. Joan sutherland theatre, sydney opera house the serial seducer is on the loose again, in a new production from one of the most provocative minds in opera today, david mcvicar. Watch the video for don giovanni from wolfgang amadeus mozarts the very best of mozart for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Don giovanni, a cenar teco glyndebourne festival chorjohn brownleesalvatore baccaloni. West australian opera was established in 1967 and has proudly been western australia s full time, professional state opera company for over 50 years. Translated, thats the rake, punished, or don giovanni. West australian opera chorus west australian symphony orchestra.
Mozarts smart and otherworldly take on don juan explores the darker side, delivering a brilliant flirtation between comedy and tragedy, lust and logic, pleasure. The statue asks don giovanni to repent for his sins, but don giovanni refuses. His don giovanni is a psychological thriller on a grand scale. Lyric opera studio weimar rings in its th season with don giovanni mozarts masterpiece of the famous philanderers darkness, seductions and descent into madness. Maite beaumont is cherubino in figaro and dorabella in cosi. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Don giovanni is a serial seducer, a flagrant hedonist with an outsized ego to match. General groves, doctor atomic santa fe opera upcoming. The premiere of don giovanni took place to great public and critical acclaim in prague on october 29, 1787. Thomson smillie opera explained don giovanni read by david timson unabridged. Italian dramma giocoso in two acts lorenzo da ponte, based on giovanni bertatis don giovanni tenorio. Its a delight to resume my association with wa opera with such a gem. Mozarts masterpiece returns to his majestys theatre, perth don giovanni only 4 performance. The traditional account don giovanni performed by the philharmonia chorus and orchestra, conducted by carlo.
Operas lecherous antihero has already been condemned the work was originally subtitled the libertine punished, after all. Don giovanni simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Don giovanni 21 images stephen smith, a tenor with opera australia discovered the joy of singing when he was a teenager. Mozart don giovanni sestetto sola sola in buio loco score duration. The operas subject is don juan, the notorious libertine of fiction, and his eventual descent into hell. Before don giovanni opens his mouth, before the curtain has even gone up, mozart has us jumping out of our skins with an earthshattering d minor chord from the pit. Don giovanni is a promiscuous nobleman, an antihero in the endless pursuit of pleasure. Don quichotte, don quichotte 11 previously at seattle opera. 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 enemies. 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. It is based on the legends of don juan, a fictional libertine and seducer, by spanish. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. Monumental sets place the story in a gothic underworld inspired by the catacombs of vienna. Il dissoluto punito, ossia il don giovanni, literally the rake punished, or don giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by wolfgang amadeus mozart and.
Teddy tahu rhodes don is mad, hes bad, hes dangerous but, damn him to hell, his serenades are just divine. Don ottavio, donna anna, donna elvira, masetto, and zerlina return to the dining room to tell the moral of the story. Don giovanni new york tickets don giovanni new york tickets don giovanni is a classical opera written by the composer wolfgang amadeus mozart in 1787. Leporello discards his disguise, apologises to them all and escapes.
Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. The opera was first performed at the national theatre in prague on 29 october 1787. West australian opera is proud to be your state opera company, resident at our home of his majestys theatre perth. List of operas by wolfgang amadeus mozart wikipedia. Mozarts classic is a brilliant combination of stark human tragedy and touching comedy, set to music of. The subject seems unpromising the last day in the life of the notorious womaniser don juan but the skill of the librettist allied to the genius of mozart at the very peak of his powers has created a work which is not only. 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. Don ottavio and donna anna enter, soon joined by masetto and zerlina. They served the purposes of advertising the music before the premiere, or making it available to players and patrons for private performances thereafter. As a title, it does exactly what it says on the tin and for many it is mozarts operatic masterpiece.
Mozarts don giovanni many have called don giovanni the finest opera ever composed. Mozart don giovanni ildebrando darcangelo luca pisaroni diana. With gender reversal of roles the sopranos become tenors, baritones become mezzos, demostrating the harmonic genius of mozart and telling. Don giovanni has long been regarded as mozarts supreme theatrical achievement. I n his catalogue of his works, mozart listed don giovanni simply as a comic opera, but as northern ireland operas director oliver mears slated two months ago as successor to the royal. The interplay between william dazeleys don giovanni and alastair miless leporello all rictus grins and synchronised swinging of canes has the fluency of a musichall double act.
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. Much of the action in don giovannis takes place in. Mozarts don giovanni complete opera with english subtitles. Don giovanni jeremie rhorer, philippe sly, julie fuchs. Mario luperi is bartolo in figaro and commendatore in. As the curtain rises, we find a masked don giovanni outside the commendatores house, attempting to seduce his daughter, donna anna, under the watchful eye of giovannis servant leporello. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Playboy don giovanni leaps out of the closet as a leacherous nightclub owner and straight into the heady heyday of the eighties club scene. Figaro, le nozze di figaro 09 previously at seattle opera. Arrangements of operas for wind ensemble were fairly common in the classical era. Teddy tahu rhodes as don giovanni, sydney opera house, 2005.
Don giovanni is the second of mozarts landmark collaborations with librettist lorenzo da ponte after the marriage of figaro and before cosi fan tutte. Opera don giovanni, a film by joseph losey after mozarts. Don giovanni, opera in two acts by wolfgang amadeus mozart italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte that premiered on october 29, 1787. Monochromatic period costumes feature stunning embroidery. For don giovanni, the opera by wolfgang amadeus mozart, there are three clear choices, which critics at least in the uk and europe unanimously highlight. Don giovanni the opera 2012, is a bold new production sees mozarts greatest opera in a completely new lease of life. Don giovanni is about a libertine and murderer who refuses to repent when given the chance. Bryn terfel was born to play leporello, singing the part with a gruff abandon and charm that few have ever matched. Ivo van hove cree levenement au palais garnier en proposant son interpretation du chef d. Mozart don giovanni complete english subtitles hd youtube.
The first place that the opera was performed in was the teatro di praga in prague. Don giovanni select a language to update the synopsis text. Then, with a great flash, the earth opens up beneath their feet and the statue pulls don giovanni with him to hell. About watch joseph loseys remarkable adaptation of one of mozarts most famous operas. Wao don giovanni program 2018 by west australian opera issuu. Experience the passion, power and artistry of opera your way and join us for a west australian opera performance or event. Don giovanni opera programmation saison 1920 opera. The work is arguably the pinnacle of mozarts ability to depict. Demetrius, a midsummer nights dream tokyo new national theatre. Of the rest of the cast, only soile isokoski and ildebrando d. The 2019 live cinema series continues at gesa power house theatre with a screening of don giovanni by the royal opera on wednesday, november 6 at 6. San francisco opera education materials mozarts don giovanni websites. Roberto accurso is antonio in figaro and masetto in goivanni.
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