In short, the plot covers a single day where everything that can go wrong does go wrong for the hero and can most easily be presented through its characters. This is a vocal score, meaning that the orchestra is reduced to a piano. Don giovanni opera guides wolfgang amadeus mozart on. This is the complete orchestral and vocal score of mozar. Don giovanni wolfgang amadeus mozart poster by rafal olbinski for the cincinnati opera. Spectacular italian comedydrama directed by carmelo bene. Don giovanni simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Il dissoluto punito ossia il don giovanni dramma giocoso in two acts text by lorenzo da ponte don giovanni, an extremely licentious young gentleman il commendatore donna anna, his daughter, betrothed to don ottavio don ottavio donna elvira, lady of burgos, deserted by don giovanni leporello, servant of don giovanni. Boards hard front and rear covers of a bound book which are covered in cloth, leather or paper. What don giovanni, an opera about a charismatic rapist. The characters from mozarts don giovanni visit a presentday pub. Don giovanni, or the rake punishd is one of the most famous versions of the don juan legend and the second joint venture of the composerlibrettist team of wolfgang amadeus mozart and lorenzo da ponte. With carmelo bene, lydia mancinelli, vittorio bodini, gea marotta. Exlibrary, with usual stamps and markings, in fair condition. Nevertheless jonathan is a strong, garrulous, and coarse presence in. Donna elvira swears to have revenge on don giovanni. Il personaggio di don giovanni e ormai diventato leggenda, ma quello che ho preferito e senza dubbio leporello. Screaming females marissa paternoster made a graphic. It is dark, and, when elvira appears at her window. These were only available with preorder for all at once but we had to.
Don giovanni in full score by wolfgang amadeus mozart goodreads. Design for the opera by wolfgang amadeus mozart, don giovanni was created in 19 by pyotr. The narrative follows how don giovanni tries to seduce a young woman who is manically searching for christian icons. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Don giovanni paper italian english vocal score by w. Best book covers beautiful book covers book cover art book cover design cover books book art graphic design illustration book illustration simple illustration. Tosca, tristan e isolda, lucia di lammemoor y don giovanni. Leporello is to pretend to be him and entice elvira away, leaving giovanni, dressed as leporello, free to seduce her maid, zerlina. Having failed to endear himself to the covent garden public with a fussy and pretentious eugene onegin, kasper holten, the royal operas director, redeems himself with a more grounded version of. When i wrote an undergraduate paper about don giovanni 30 years ago, it seemed radical to ask if the don. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Sketch of book cover martiros saryan martiros sarian. It is based on the legends of don juan, a fictional libertine and. The enjoyable thematic guide also covers the most important musical themes in. In a village near don giovannis palace, the peasants are celebrating the marriage of zerlina and masetto. 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 giovanni has been serving delicious, affordable italian cuisine in chelsea and the theater district for almost a quarter of a century. With ruggero raimondi, john macurdy, edda moser, kiri te kanawa. Design for the opera by wolfgang amadeus mozart, don giovanni. The viennese baritone eberhard wachter faces a particularly formidable pair of noble ladies. As a dramma giocoso a genrebusting mix of comedy and drama, the opera tells the story everyone has heard of and no one actually can narrate beyond saying that the. Don giovanni a young nobleman whose philosophy is that being constant to one woman means being cruel to all the others and since he loves them all, how could he do that.
Don giovannis special amalgam of dark drama and sparkling comedy is captured with startling immediacy by carlo maria giulini. It is about the character better known as don juan. This guide contains more than thirty photographs covering performances of don giovanni to the present day, a detailed thematic analysis, the libretto in italian. We are wholly a family affair, and our traditional neapolitan restaurants boast both warm atmospheres and lovely outdoor cafes. This book is a study of mozarts don giovanni, his second opera to a libretto by da ponte. Mozarts don giovanni is an operatic masterpiece full of iconic and mythical tensions that still resonate today. Marissa paternoster of new jersey faves screaming females has collaborated joe steinhardt, the founder of don giovanni records, on the new graphic novel merriment. Colin knapp don ottavio fred buchalter bartender darren lakeith drone leporello stephanie mansour donna elvira chloe. The partnership between composer wolfgang amadeus mozart and poet lorenzo da ponte is quite possibly the most inspired in all of musical history.
Auden, chester kallman, wolfgang amadeus mozart composer. The following morning, don giovanni and leporello are outside of a tavern in a busy town square when don giovanni hears a woman singing about her lover abandoning her. Don giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by wolfgang amadeus mozart and italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte. Don giovanni is about a libertine and murderer who refuses to repent when.
Buy a cheap copy of don giovanni opera libretto series book by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Figaro, don giovanni, the magic flute by robert moberly and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on corners and edges. Don giovanni sneaks into il commendatores house, with his side kick, leporello, standing guard and attempts to rape or seduce his daughter, donna anna. Don giovanni, opera in two acts by wolfgang amadeus mozart italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte that premiered on october 29, 1787. Pisaroni sounded muscular and suave in the title role, though his don giovanni felt more like a.
Help don giovanni records move into a new space and expand our operations. Don giovanni, the infamous womanizer, makes one conquest after another until the ghost of donna annas father, the commendatore, whom giovanni killed makes his appearance. While the book pictured has the newer cover, i was sent the older version. Don giovanni cambridge opera handbooks 2 by rushton, julian isbn. Club covers 7 screaming females shake it off if it makes you happy 7. This was the twilight of the enlightenment, an era that officially ended in the 1780s. Jonathan miller brings together a diverse and impressive group of authors to. Anna, elvira, and ottavio arrive, masked and intent on vengeance. A novelist who sold out to become a screenwriter, jonathan is now going blind and suffering from diabetes, his life nearing its end. The title of this book is don giovanni paper italian english vocal score and it was written by w. Giovanni resumes his pursuit of zerlina and, upon discovering masetto, persuades the couple to enter the villa with him. The don giovanni moment is the book for readers who have had enough of the discussion of who mozart really was, and who want to understand the musics impact on the intellect and, more widely, its influence on western culture.
It is based on the legends of don juan, a fictional libertine and seducer. Before setting his eyes upon her, he quickly starts flirting. The best online selection of sheet music, piano songbooks, guitar tab books, music dvds and more. Book cover art, book cover design, cover books, book art, graphic design. Don giovanni in full score wolfgang amadeus mozart on. Written by steinhardt and illustrated by paternoster, merriment follows the character mack on her quest to continued. He shows her a book, the catalogue of don giovannis innumerable conquests and leaves her crushed and humiliated. Colapesce don giovanni lucio battisti cover youtube. The operas subject is don juan, the notorious libertine of fiction, and his eventual descent into hell. Don giovanni s special amalgam of dark drama and sparkling comedy is captured with startling immediacy by carlo maria giulini.
The opera was first performed at the national theatre in prague on 29 october 1787. Don giovanni records is raising funds for help don giovanni records grow. Alex ross, new yorker this new volume enriches the flourishing field of opera studies both within and beyond german studies. Although many versions of don giovannis story were performed across europe in dramatic, operatic, and ballet forms, mozarts retelling of the story has held. Don giovanni first edition wolfgang amadeus mozart.
The work redefines the terms of power, seduction, and morality, and the resulting conflict between the aesthetic and the ethical is deeply rooted in the enlightenment and romanticism. Don giovanni premiered in 1787, eleven years after the start of the american revolution and two years before the french revolution. Having exchanged clothes with giovanni, leporello takes elvira on a nighttime walk, leaving his master free to serenade her maid. Don giovanni opera libretto series book by wolfgang. Don giovanni the classic piano course book 1 carol. A new version of don giovanni, mozarts 18thcentury opera about the legendary lothario, has raised questions over whether the boundaries. But once she realises its not her bethrothed behind the mask, she screams for help, bringing her father running to her aid. Vienna premiere don giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by wolfgang amadeus mozart and italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte. Don giovanni the seedy rapist a modern step too far. The film is loosely based on jules barbey daurevillys short story the greatest love of don.
The premiere of don giovanni took place to great public and critical acclaim in prague on october 29, 1787. It is based on the legends of don juan, a fictional libertine and seducer, by spanish. Leporello threatens to leave giovanni, but he is given money and is persuaded to stay. Upon fleeing, after donna anna screams, don giovanni duels with il commendatore and kills him, before escaping with leporello. Giovanni orders leporello to prepare a feast for that evening.
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