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).
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).
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
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
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