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The Original Portrayal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera)

The Original Portrayal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera)

Roberta Marvin
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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 . Although Bassi was coached in the role by the composer himself, his portrayal has never been studied in depth before, and this book presents a large number of new sources , which allows us to reconstruct his performance scene by scene. The book confronts Bassi’s portrayal with a study of the opera’s early German reception and performance history, demonstrating how Don Giovanni as we know it today was not only created by Mozart, Da Ponte and Luigi Bassi but also by the early German adapters, translators, critics and performers who turned the title character into the arrogant and violent villain we still encounter in most of today’s stage productions. Incorporating discussion of dramaturgical thinking of the late Enlightenment and the difficult moral problems that the opera raises, this is an important study for scholars and researchers from opera studies, theatre and performance studies, music history as well as conductors, directors and singers.
Language
English
Pages
246
Format
Hardcover
Release
November 16, 2021
ISBN 13
9780367243203

The Original Portrayal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera)

Roberta Marvin
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
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 . Although Bassi was coached in the role by the composer himself, his portrayal has never been studied in depth before, and this book presents a large number of new sources , which allows us to reconstruct his performance scene by scene. The book confronts Bassi’s portrayal with a study of the opera’s early German reception and performance history, demonstrating how Don Giovanni as we know it today was not only created by Mozart, Da Ponte and Luigi Bassi but also by the early German adapters, translators, critics and performers who turned the title character into the arrogant and violent villain we still encounter in most of today’s stage productions. Incorporating discussion of dramaturgical thinking of the late Enlightenment and the difficult moral problems that the opera raises, this is an important study for scholars and researchers from opera studies, theatre and performance studies, music history as well as conductors, directors and singers.
Language
English
Pages
246
Format
Hardcover
Release
November 16, 2021
ISBN 13
9780367243203

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