In the thundering opening chords, mozart gives early warning of the abyss that will engulf the don. Classical music reference recording 160,718 views 2. L ike all productions of mozarts don giovanni, jonathan kents new at glyndebourne last year, and here revived by lloyd wood has to negotiate a coherent path through a piece the composer. Recorded at glyndebourne s superb new opera house, deborah warners enthralling production of don giovanni sets mozarts fiery opera in modern dress in the 20th century. It stars gerald finley, one of the worlds leading baritones, in the title. Like others before it, glyndebournes recent production by jonathan kent, first seen in. If you have not previously logged into your account. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. Review of don giovanni, glyndebourne the independent. Champagne aria welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. Download our free digital guide to glyndebournes 2014. May 23, 2011 but jonathan kents glyndebourne don giovanni, revived on sunday, is a much less crude update than the wno cosi. Follow us on twitter follow us on youtube follow us on facebook follow us on instagram.
Get a free mp3 of wolfgang amadeus mozart don giovanni. Glyndebourne cancels 2020 festival, but were working with them to. His wellknown masterworks figaro, don giovanni and cosi fan tutte, composed between 1786 and 1790 continue to delight audiences centuries after they were. The cookie settings on this website are set to allow all cookies. Transgender baritone makes us debut in don giovanni classic fm. Kents adaptation of mozarts don giovanni and nicholas hytners take on melodramatic.
Create a soundcloud account sign in conductor robin ticciati talks to james whitbourn about mozarts don giovanni, revived at glyndebourne in 2011 and 2014. The london philharmonic orchestra accompanied the production conducted by andres orozcoestrada, who will become the orchestras principal guest conductor. Deborah warners glyndebourne production of mozarts opera sets the protagonists in 20th century dress. See and hear extracts of operas and behindthescenes footage from glyndebourne opera house. Two 1950s mozarts in one weekend might seem like pressing the contemporaneity of great art unnecessarily far. Willi domgraffassbaender lead vocals, bassbaritone, aulikki rautawaara soprano, audrey mildmay soprano, lead vocals, roy henderson lead vocals, constance willis lead vocals, mezzosoprano, morgan jones lead vocals, heddle nash lead vocals, vocals, tenor, norman allin lead vocals, john. Why mozarts devilishly dark don giovanni is bound to seduce you. Glyndebourne tour 2016 brochure by glyndebourne opera. Don giovanni podcast by glyndebourneopera glyndebourne.
Jonathan kent claims one of the great difficulties of mozartda pontes 1787 dramma giocoso is the collision of an extraordinary variety of music and mood within it the kaleidoscopic interplay of opera seria and opera buffa. It seems the don isnt a stranger to glyndebourne, given that it was first perfumed there in 1936. Watch the video for don giovanni from wolfgang amadeus mozarts the very best of mozart for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Don giovanni, glyndebourne 1954 georg solti on allmusic 2017.
Jonathan kents sleek, suspenseful production, first seen in the. Jonathan kent sees the prime challenge of don giovanni as being to find a way to give its hero a life, since his mix of charm and demonic psychopathy is. Follow glyndebourne opera and others on soundcloud. May 23, 2011 jonathan kent sees the prime challenge of don giovanni as being to find a way to give its hero a life, since his mix of charm and demonic psychopathy is entirely unexplained. The premiere of don giovanni took place to great public and critical acclaim in prague on october 29, 1787. By the end of the evening, so he brags to his sidekick, he is going to nail another ten.
Here we have collected some of the most memorable mozart performances of. Don giovanni, glyndebourne festival opera the independent. Lucia lucas makes her debut in don giovanni at tulsa opera tonight. John brownlee don giovanni salvatore baccalonileporello ina souez donna anna louise helletsgruberdonna. And before the music even begins, deborah warners glyndebourne staging further developed. Glyndebourne tour 2016 brochure by glyndebourne opera house. Glyndebourne is an internationally renowned opera house in southern england, famed for its annual summer festival as well as an accessible touring company that visits. A drab don giovanni from the glyndebourne tour by bachtrack. Whether it was sensible to pick this revival of jonathan kents staging of don giovanni. Awakened by the commotion, the commendatore challenges giovanni to a duel, which ends in the old mans death. Deh, vieni alla finestra oh, come to the window glyndebourne youtube peter mattei sings deh, vieni alla finestra don giovanni, w. Dig out your favourite picnic basket, don your best outfit and pour the fizz glyndebourne is. It is the composers most overtly sexual opera, and tells the story of a compulsive seducer, who schemes, lies and murders to gratify his lust, before being dragged off to hell. Glyndebourne opera housea lack of dramatic spark turns this production of don giovanni into an evening of bland neutrality, writes andrew clements.
A beautiful array of gifts for her, for him, for children and for the house and garden. You can watch on our youtube channel or on our website via this page. The centrepiece is a revolving cube that offers alternatively such locations as the corner of a building, the inside of don giovannis palazzo and the graveyard. Mozarts music is one of the defining sounds of glyndebourne, with performances of his works given almost every year since le nozze di figaro opened the first glyndebourne festival in 1934. Gilles cachemille has at one at the same time a raffish charm and a. After giovanni and leporello flee, anna and her fiance, don ottavio, swear vengeance upon the commendatores mysterious killer. It ran for 18 performances at the following venues. Champagne aria, performed by nicolaus esterhazy sinfonia. The glyndebourne opera festival was established in 1934 and has produced. This summer, three productions from glyndebourne festival will be screened in cinemas across the uk. Glyndebourne is an opera house in the heart of the sussex countryside. Glyndebournes don giovanni bill cooper it seems somehow wrong to come away from a don giovanni feeling a bit noncommittal about the whole thing. Kate royal, singing donna elvira, is joined by gerald finley in the title role, luca pisaronis leporello, and russian soprano anna samuil in her uk opera debut as.
Jonathan kents production of mozarts don giovanni was one of the highlights of the 2010 glyndebourne festival season. In fact, the production i saw was the 427th time it has been performed there. The first of two performances i saw at glyndebourne this year was mozarts don giovanni. Don giovanni, even more than le nozze di figaro and cosi fan tutte, the other two darkshaded opere buffe by mozart and da ponte, slinks restlessly between comedy and tragedy.
Oct 30, 2016 mozarts don giovanni glyndebourne on tour lewes, east sussex until november 4, then touring tickets. They served the purposes of advertising the music before the premiere, or making it available to players and patrons for private performances thereafter. Mozarts don giovanni glyndebourne on tour lewes, east sussex until november 4, then touring tickets. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Like others before it, glyndebournes recent production by jonathan kent, first seen in 2010, gets so tangled up with. Jul 05, 2010 glyndebourne opera housea lack of dramatic spark turns this production of don giovanni into an evening of bland neutrality, writes andrew clements. In what seems to have been a bumper year for don giovanni this year, the glyndebourne tour opted to revive jonathan kents 2010 production for the festival to run alongside madama butterfly. A drab don giovanni from the glyndebourne tour by dominic lowe, 17 october 2016 in what seems to have been a bumper year for don giovanni this year, the glyndebourne tour opted to revive jonathan kents 2010 production for the festival to run alongside madama butterfly. Don giovanni glyndebourne touring opera, pablo gonzalez glyndebourne, lewis. The very best of glyndebourne on record warner classics. Jun 10, 2014 if there is one opera that is a graveyard for producers, it is don giovanni. Glyndebourne is an international opera house renowned for the glyndebourne festival held each summer and our tour which travels to venues across the uk in th. Don giovanni, glyndebourne festival opera the arts desk. The directors idea for the current glyndebourne staging of don giovanni a.
Giovanni and leporello overhear the lament of an abandoned woman. You can see more clips from don giovanni on our youtube channel. Arrangements of operas for wind ensemble were fairly common in the classical era. If you have registered your email address with us please log in to access the online booking form. True, the dramatis personae might have wandered in from a fellini film set vintage 1960, with giovanni recast as marcello. Buy tickets for the semifinal and final of our international singing competition. If there is one opera that is a graveyard for producers, it is don giovanni. Deborah warners 1995 production of don giovanni for glyndebourne is characterised by a central portrayal of the don as at once evil and sexually magnetic. Its the sort of opera that should raise you from your seat that should fire and inspire but this performance, directed by jonathan kent, never truly got off. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music at the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. Autumn performances at glyndebourne and across the country. Brindley sherratt, gerald finley and luca pisaroni perform the famous commendatore scene from mozarts don giovanni. Jonathan kents don giovanni returns to glyndebourne by. Mozart don giovanni glyndebourne fritz busch 1936 youtube.
Tchaikovskys womaniser is a triumph of quality singing and perfect casting while fellow cad, don giovanni, turns outandout bounder. Find out more about glyndebourne tour 2016, which features puccinis madama butterfly, mozarts don giovanni and a special event, don giovanni. Support all your favorite composers, classic and contemporary. It all began with a love story in 1934, when founder john christie met soprano audrey mildmay. Glyndebourne is now one of the finest and most celebrated opera houses in the world, delivering performances to some 150,000 people across a summer festival and an autumn tour. Jonathan kents sleek, suspenseful production, first seen in the 2010 glyndebourne festival, captures this duality.
Festival music director vladimir jurowski leads the orchestra of the age of enlightenment and the glyndebourne chorus in this amazing production of don giovanni at glyndebourne. The glyndebourne festival continues until august 27. Bring don giovanni to life in the classroom with our teaching resources for key stages 3 to 4, with lessons for english, art and design and music. Buy the dvd here mozartamadeuswolfgangdongiovannidvd2010. Eugene onegin and don giovanni at glyndebourne festival opera. Don giovanni and cosi fan tutte will also be available to watch on classic fms facebook. Glyndebourne has a long association with mozart the first opera performed in the old theatre was le nozze di figaro. May 24, 2011 l ike all productions of mozarts don giovanni, jonathan kents new at glyndebourne last year, and here revived by lloyd wood has to negotiate a coherent path through a piece the composer.
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