MUSIC 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Giacomo Casanova, Prima Donna, Serenade
20 Jan 2016
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Plot synopsis: act 1: don giovanni kills the commendatore after attempting to seduce his daughter, donna anna, at night, a former conquest, donna elvira, confronts don giovanni; Leporello describes giovanni"s conquests to elvira in the. Catalogue aria: don giovanni attempts to seduce zerlina on her wedding day, donna anna, don ottavio, and donna elvira pursue don. Giovanni and confront him at the party after zerlina struggles free from him; he escapes: giovanni and leporello swap clothes and serenade donna, giovanni and leporello see the statue of the. Mozart continued working on the opera while in prague in. Mozart and da ponte spent time with giacomo casanova, who may have contributed revisions to the libretto after da ponte"s departure. The premiere had been scheduled to coincide with a visit by the. Archduchess maria theresa but was postponed due to insufficient rehearsal time. Luigi bassi (baritone), twenty-one years old: don giovanni; he was celebrated for his voice and acting.
