Magnus Tessing Schneider

The Original Portrayal of Mozart's Don Giovanni (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Original Portrayal of Mozart's Don Giovanni offers an original reading of Mozart's and Da Ponte's opera Don Giovanni, using as a lens the portrayal of the title role by its creator, the baritone Luigi Bassi (1766-1825).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000510577
• Artikelnr.: 62902754

Autorenporträt

Magnus Tessing Schneider (Stockholm University) is a Danish theatre scholar specialising in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Italian opera. He has edited Mozart's La clemenza di Tito: A Reappraisal (2018), together with Ruth Tatlow, and Felicity Baker's essay collection Don Giovanni's Reasons: Thoughts on a Masterpiece (2021).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Rewriting the myth of Don Juan
The demonising of Don Giovanni: A historical overview
Chapter 1: Luigi Bassi as Don Giovanni
The singer and his role
Intention and experience: Prescriptive and descriptive sources
The performer as a phenomenon
Grace and gallantry: Bassi's portrayal
Performance traditions: Italians and Germans
Chapter 2: The opening scene
Chapter 3: Don Giovanni and the three women
Donna Elvira's entrance aria
The duettino
The quartet and Donna Anna's narration
Chapter 4: The party episode
The champagne aria
The garden scene
The ballroom scene
Chapter 5: The disguise episode
The first duet with Leporello
The trio
The canzonetta
The disguise aria
Chapter 6: The graveyard scene
Chapter 7: The second finale
The supper
The last encounter with Donna Elvira
Don Giovanni and the stone guest
The final scene
Postscript: In defence of the operatic work
Bibliography