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“Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Дон ЖуанPremiere / date of written: 29 October 1787
Don Giovanni (K. 527; complete 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 and Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It is based on the legends of Don Juan, a fictional libertine and seducer. It was premiered by the Prague Italian opera at the Teatro di Praga (now called the Estates Theatre) on October 29, 1787. Da Ponte's libretto was billed like many of its time as dramma giocoso, a term that denotes a mixing of serious and comic action. Mozart entered the work into his catalogue as an "opera buffa". Although sometimes classified as comic, it blends comedy, melodrama and supernatural elements.
A staple of the standard operatic repertoire, Don Giovanni is currently tenth on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide. It has also proved a fruitful subject for writers and philosophers.
Libretti
| # | Language | Authors |
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Italian
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Lorenzo Da Ponte |
| 2 |
German
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Eckhardt van den Hoogen |
| 3 |
English
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William Murray, 1961 |
| 4 |
French
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Michel Roubinet |
original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
Images
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
| 1955 | Don Giovanni — Cesare Siepi, Leporello — Fernando Corena, Donna Anna — Suzanne Danco, Don Ottavio — Anton Dermota, Donna Elvira — Lisa Della Casa, Zerlina — Hilde Gueden, Masetto — Walter Berry, Commendatore — Kurt Böhme |
Josef Krips Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor |
CD: Decca Heritage Masters Cat: 478 1389 |
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| 1959 | Don Giovanni — Eberhard Wächter, Leporello — Giuseppe Taddei, Donna Anna — Joan Sutherland, Don Ottavio — Luigi Alva, Donna Elvira — Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Zerlina — Graziella Sciutti, Masetto — Piero Cappuccilli, Commendatore — Gottlob Frick |
Carlo Maria Giulini Philharmonia Orchestra |
CD: EMI Classics Cat: 747260-8 |
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| 1977 | Don Giovanni — Sherrill Milnes, Leporello — Walter Berry, Donna Anna — Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Don Ottavio — Peter Schreier, Donna Elvira — Teresa Å»ylis-Gara, Zerlina — Edith Mathis, Masetto — Dale Duesing, Commendatore — John Macurdy |
Karl Böhm Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: DG 477 5655 |
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| 1985 | Don Giovanni — Samuel Ramey, Leporello — Ferruccio Furlanetto, Donna Anna — Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Don Ottavio — Gösta Winbergh, Donna Elvira — Agnes Baltsa, Zerlina — Kathleen Battle, Masetto — Alexander Malta, Commendatore — Paata Burchuladze |
Herbert von Karajan Berlin Philharmonic |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon DG DG 419 179-2 |
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| 1997 | Don Giovanni — Bryn Terfel, Leporello — Michele Pertusi, Donna Anna — Renée Fleming, Don Ottavio — Herbert Lippert, Donna Elvira — Ann Murray, Zerlina — Monica Groop, Masetto — Roberto Scaltriti, Commendatore — Mario Luperi |
Sir Georg Solti London Philharmonic |
CD: London Cat: 455 500-2 |
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Books
| Year | Title | Description | Buy |
| 2024
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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Side-by-side Italian/English libretto | A complete libretto of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Don Giovanni" with Italian and side-by-side English translations, as presented on DM's opera site. The book is designed to help opera lovers follow and understand the lyrics. |
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Video recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
| 1979
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Don Giovanni — Ruggero Raimondi, Leporello — José van Dam Donna Anna — Edda Moser, Don Ottavio — Kenneth Riegel, Donna Elvira — Kiri Te Kanawa, Zerlina — Teresa Berganza, Masetto — Malcolm King, Commendatore — John McCurdy |
Lorin Maazel Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus Joseph Losey |
DVD: Second Sight Cat: 2NDVD 3132; Audio CD: Sony Masterworks Opera Cat: 82876 87758-2 |
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| 2011 | Don Giovanni — Bryn Terfel, Leporello — Peter Mattei, Donna Anna — Anna Netrebko, Don Ottavio — Giuseppe Filianoti, Donna Elvira — Barbara Frittoli, Zerlina — Anna Prohaska, Masetto — Stefan Kocan, Commendatore — Kwanchul Youn |
Daniel Barenboim La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan Robert Carsen |
Deutsche Grammophon 0440 073 5218 2 2 DVD Videos GH2 |
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External links
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Sheet Music — www.sheetmusicplus.com