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Don Giovanni (Italian pronunciation: [dɔn dʒoˈvanni]; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: 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 to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte.
Don Giovanni, opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte) that premiered at the original National Theatre in Prague on October 29, 1787. The opera’s subject is Don Juan, the notorious libertine of fiction, and his eventual descent into hell.
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Oct 31, 2023 · First performed in 1787, Don Giovanni is Mozart’s exhilarating retelling of the Don Juan legend, filled with some of his most famous and much-loved music. Combining comedy and tragedy, the opera follows the notorious womaniser as he lusts his way towards his dramatic downfall.
Late at night, Don Giovanni’s servant Leporello is keeping watch while his master attempts to rape the daughter of the Commendatore, Donna Anna. The Commendatore rushes to her defense as Don Giovanni slays the old man and flees. Anna returns with Don Ottavio, her fiancé, and the two swear revenge. In the early morning, Giovanni’s jilted ...
A guide to Mozart's masterpiece, Don Giovanni. Including Synopsis, Music & Arias, Fun Facts, Running Time and much more!
A masked Giovanni rushes out, pursued by Donna Anna, desperate to prevent her attacker’s escape. Their struggle summons her father the Commendatore, who immediately challenges his daughter’s assailant to a duel.
Jan 31, 2019 · Don Ottavio, Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, Masetto, and Zerlina return to the dining room to tell the moral of the story. This synopsis contains comprehensive history as well as the plot of Mozart's comedic and melodramatic opera, Don Giovanni.
1787 Giuseppe Gazzaniga’s opera Don Giovanni, based on a libretto by Giovanni Bertati, premieres on February 5 in Venice. The work is modeled as a play-within-a-play, in which a traveling opera company decides to revive the old Don Juan story, even though the players complain that the plot is stale and overused.
Don Giovanni sets his sights on Donna Anna, the daughter of the noble Commendatore. Disguised, Giovanni approaches her, but their encounter quickly turns violent when Donna Anna demands to know his identity.
