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. It is sung by don giovannis servant leporello to elvira during act i scene 2 of the opera. My local library has a ton of don giovanni recordings by nearly as much conductors. Mozart wrote some new music for the characters of elvira and ottavio.
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. Mozarts don giovanni usually concludes these days with a moralizing sextet. Mozarts classic is a brilliant combination of stark human tragedy and touching comedy, set to music of. Don ottavios aria dalla sua pace, elviras aria and its transposition to d major mi tradi quellalma ingrata, zerlina and leporellos duet per queste tue manine, the cut in the finale. Rias kammerchor from amazons classical music store. Don giovanni might be the single most impressive, most magnificent, more comprehensive, and most complete piece of classical music bachs passions have a narrower emotional range, and no single beethoven symphony compares. After the wonderful 2015 il trovatore that i watched the previous week, i watched the same wonderful david mcvicar productionwith some of the same cast, notably dmitri hvorostovsky, stefan kocan, and dolora zajickin their earlier 2011 production, and was intrigued and delighted with the similarities and differences. Legend says the performance in vienna ended with don giovanni going to hell. In response, mozart made changes, producing a vienna version of the opera, cutting two of the original arias but inserting three newlycomposed pieces. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for. After watching the movie amadeus for the first time, i want to check out mozarts don giovanni.
Jan 04, 2016 live from orvieto, in july 2015 the aria madamina, il catalogo e questo from mozarts don giovanni. Don giovanni was first performed in vienna on 7 may. Click to read more about don giovanni sound recording by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Georg soltis reading is certainly far more dramma than giocosomuch of the opera seems driven and a touch brutal. The quickfire recitatives, particularly those between leporello and his master, are enthralling. Music lovers in vienna had heard good reports of don giovanni. Although it is one of the handful of bestknown and most often performed operas of the last two hundred years, don giovanni is seldom given in an authentic form and arguments persist as to its nature.
Don giovanni sound recording by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Throughout don giovanni, leporello sings his text very quickly, a type of writing known as. Jan 23, 2006 leporello and the don are among the most memorable characters of literature. The dilemma faced by musicians and scholars ever since has. A young giovanni well matches a mature leporello, and effectively here regazzo is more adult than most leporelli, with a bass register rich and well differentiated from weissers one. Don giovanni, opera in two acts by wolfgang amadeus mozart italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte that premiered on october 29, 1787.
In the beginning of the duet, zerlina and don giovanni sing in simple harmonies at different times. Don giovanni leporello don ottaviodonna annadonna elvira by carlo maria giuliniphilharmonia orchestraeberhard waechterelisabeth schwarzkopfdame joan sutherlandluigi alvagiuseppe taddei. Don giovanni simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The bridetobe zerlina is the first target of giovannis seduction in the opera. There are few surprises in this complete it includes the little leporellozerlina duet don giovanni.
Il dissoluto punito o sia il don giovanni dramma giocoso in due attithis is the full title of the workwas greeted with the loudest acclaim, as mozart reported. Mozarts masterpiece, a product of his inspired collaboration with poet lorenzo da ponte, premiered to public and critical. Even so, in terms of singing, the great solo arias of leporello were handled very well too in this recording. Piano, vocal sheet music book by wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791. Don giovanni was first performed in vienna on may 7.
She gives a devilish laugh at the end of her torture duet with leporello in the second act, adding a kind of sassiness to her character. In this duet, giovanni points to his palace and promise that it could be hers. Im pretty new in the opera world, having listened to only about 6 or 7 operas total. Feb 03, 2019 vocally, both men fit their roles well. Leporello and the don are among the most memorable characters of literature. This is the complete orchestral and vocal score of mozarts don giovanni, considered by many to be the greatest opera ever written.
In his aria the very first in don giovanni, leporello sings in a smooth, bel canto style at the moments in which he. Fleming as donna anna, kanawa as donna elvira, hong as zerlina, hadley as don ottavio, terfel as leporello and robbins as masetto. Giovanni was the oxbridge intellectual speaker, leporello the union. If the orchestra is not as first rate as other topnotch ones, and the rest of the cast less wellknown, the singers of zerlina and commendatore did come. Don giovanni by wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791 vocal. Welch eines graunvolles bild fliehe, verwegner, fliehe. It is about the character better known as don juan. Don giovanni by wolfgang amadeus mozart, lorenzo da ponte. Romance, murder, and revenge don giovanni offers an ingenious blend of comic and tragic elements in recounting the adventures of a dashing libertine whose trail of seductions and abandonments leads literally.
Don giovanni vocal score by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Zerlina is interested despite her engagement to masetto. This is the rarely seen 1788 vienna edition of the score, which sadly does away with ottaviosil mio tesoro mozarts vienna tenor simply couldnt sing it and, instead, inserts a new duet for leporello disguised as the don and zerlina, in which she seductively removes her nylons, ties him up and roughly shaves him with a knife. But donna elvira shows up, warning the naive girl to beware. And the rarely heard duet per queste tue manine k 540c is included too. I once read a george bernard shaw essay on the opera in which he distinguished among the vocal types of baritones by comparing them to a labor meeting. The operas subject is don juan, the notorious libertine of fiction, and his eventual descent into hell. Mozarts don giovanni many have called don giovanni the finest opera ever composed.
Eberhard wachter, joan sutherland, elisabeth schwarzkopf, gabriella sciutti, luigi alva. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This book is a study of mozarts don giovanni, his second opera to a libretto by da ponte. Don giovanni is about a libertine and murderer who refuses to repent when given the chance. Wanting to seduce donna elviras maid, and believing that she will trust him better if he appears in lowerclass clothes, don giovanni orders leporello to exchange cloak and hat with him. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Juilliard operas don giovanni, at peter jay sharp theater. Then, as zerlina begins to give in to don giovanni, the two begin to sing some phrases together, until at the end they sing entire phrases together and in unison. Donna elvira has, prior to the beginning of the opera, been seduced by don giovanni and subsequently abandoned by him. Everyone, according to the wellknown account by da ponte, thought something was wrong with it. The one weakness if you can call it that lies in the three baritone roles. The audience already began to respond eagerly while the overture was being played, and the enthusiasm increased from one scene to the next. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Mozart don giovanni by carlo maria giulinidame joan. It is sung by don giovanni s servant leporello to elvira during act i scene 2 of the opera. This edition contains all the music mozart wrote for don giovanni, both for the original version performed in prague 1787 and the alterations. Nov 02, 2007 mozarts don giovanni many have called don giovanni the finest opera ever composed.
Her screams during the finale in the first act make the action seem more real and unrestrained. The opera was first performed at the national theatre in prague on 29 october 1787. Apr 28, 2012 mozarts don giovanni usually concludes these days with a moralizing sextet. But donna elvira shows up, warning the naive girl to. Il commendatore giovanni and leporello meet at a cementary at night. Zerlina responds to giovanni by singing his melody. Don giovanni vikidia, the encyclopedia for children. In the middle of the duet from act 1, scene 9 of don giovanni. How the don stares down eternity in the supper scene. 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.
The emperor ordered the opera to be produced at the burgtheater. Leporello threatens to leave don giovanni, but his master calms him with a peace offering of money duet. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. 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. Mozart also later composed a recitative and duet for leporello and zerlina thats often included. Julian rushton takes the view that, notwithstanding the tragic nature of certain scenes, it must be. With antoine bernheim as leporello and libuse santorisova as donna elvira, conducted by. Personally i find his timbre suits the role of don giovanni more than leporello. Italian contributor names mozart, wolfgang amadeus 17561791 composer. Don giovanni k527 1987 digital remaster, atto primo, scena quinta, finale. Garry magees don is quite wonderfulthe voice is beautiful, he sings with great character and smoothness, and in our antihero he ideally balances the malevolentcruel with the. This is the complete orchestral and vocal score of mozarts don giovanni, considered by many to.
It is based on the legends of don juan, a fictional libertine and seducer, by spanish. Madamina, il catalogo e questo also known as the catalogue aria is a bass aria from mozarts opera don giovanni to an italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte, and is one of mozarts most famous and popular arias. Pisaroni sounded muscular and suave in the title role, though his don giovanni felt more like a frat boy than a shapeshifting object of fascination. Mozart madamina from don giovanni sheet music for bass. Joan sutherland donna anna, elisabeth schwarzkopf donna elvira, eberhard wachter don giovanni, giuseppe taddei leporello, gottlob frick il commendatore, luigi alva don ottavio, piero cappuccilli masetto, graziella sciutti zerlina, heinrich schmidt harpsichord, philharmonia orchestra. She likes the idea of wealth and a higher social status. Don giovanni was first performed in vienna on may 7, 1788. Mozarts masterpiece, a product of his inspired collaboration with poet lorenzo da ponte, premiered to public and critical acclaim in 1787. The quest for the perfect don giovanni marginal revolution.
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