Artist(s): Timson, David
Label: Naxos Educational
Series: Naxos Opera Explained
Genre: Music Education
Period: Classical
Catalogue No: 8.558115
Barcode: 0636943811528
Release Date: 09/2003

Opera Explained: MOZART - Don Giovanni (Smillie)

Don Giovanni has long been regarded as Mozart’s supreme theatrical achievement. The subject seems unpromising – the last day in the life of the notorious womaniser Don Juan – but the skill of the librettist allied to the genius of Mozart at the very peak of his powers has created a work which is not only highly entertaining but reflects an incredible understanding of the human condition.

Tracklist

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
1 Background: The beginning of Don Giovanni 03:31
2 Background: Mozart's genius 03:45
3 Background: Other operas 02:10
4 Background: Mozart and Da Ponte - The Marriage of Figaro 05:24
5 Background: Così fan tutte 03:30
6 Background: Don Giovanni: historical context 03:54
7 Don Giovanni: The opening: Leporello, Donna Anna, Don Giovanni and the Commendatore 04:13
8 Don Giovanni: The death of the Commendatore 04:29
9 Don Giovanni: Donna Elvira and the 'Catalogue' Aria 06:19
10 Don Giovanni: Masetto, Zerlina - and Don Giovanni 05:09
11 Don Giovanni: The murderer is identified 02:34
12 Don Giovanni: Don Giovanni's villa and the 'Champagne' Aria 05:46
13 Don Giovanni: Act I: Finale 06:17
14 Don Giovanni: Act II beginning: Don Giovanni, Leporello, Donna Elvira and her maid 05:47
15 Don Giovanni: Tenor arias 02:50
16 Don Giovanni: The churchyard: Don Giovanni, Leporello and the statue 03:48
17 Don Giovanni: The final scene: supper at Don Giovanni's 06:41
18 Don Giovanni: Epilogue 02:42

Total Playing Time: 01:18:49