Opera Explained: Mozart - Don Giovanni (Smillie) - CD

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

An Introduction to … Don Giovanni

 

1. Background: The beginning of Don Giovanni

00:03:31

 

2. Background: Mozart's genius

00:03:45

 

3. Background: Other operas

00:02:10

 

4. Background: Mozart and Da Ponte - The Marriage of Figaro

00:05:24

 

5. Background: Cosi fan tutte

00:03:30

 

6. Background: Don Giovanni: historical context

00:03:54

 

7. Don Giovanni: The opening: Leporello, Donna Anna, Don Giovanni and the Commendatore

00:04:13

 

8. Don Giovanni: The death of the Commendatore

00:04:29

 

9. Don Giovanni: Donna Elvira and the 'Catalogue' Aria

00:06:19

 

10. Don Giovanni: Masetto, Zerlina - and Don Giovanni

00:05:09

 

11. Don Giovanni: The murderer is identified

00:02:34

 

12. Don Giovanni: Don Giovanni's villa and the 'Champagne' Aria

00:05:46

 

13. Don Giovanni: Act I: Finale

00:06:17

 

14. Don Giovanni: Act II beginning: Don Giovanni, Leporello, Donna Elvira and her maid

00:05:47

 

15. Don Giovanni: Tenor arias

00:02:50

 

16. Don Giovanni: The churchyard: Don Giovanni, Leporello and the statue

00:03:48

 

17. Don Giovanni: The final scene: supper at Don Giovanni's

00:06:41

 

18. Don Giovanni: Epilogue

00:02:42