During the summer months, BU Today is revisiting some of our favorites stories from the past year. This week, we feature a series of stories on the arts—in the classroom, on the stage, and in the ...
October 29 is the anniversary of the premiere of Don GiovanniOn this day in 1787, Don Giovanni was premiered at the Estates ...
On 29 September 1787, Mozart wrote a letter to his brother-in-law, Johann Baptist Franz Berchtold zu Sonnenburg to say he would be leaving early for Prague. This casual remark makes no mention of the ...
Don Giovanni can smell women. His need to document the names of his conquests, large women and small, young maidens and crones, was illuminated for us as these names were scribbled in light on the set ...
2 Laila Garin Stars as Édith Piaf in New Brazilian Musical PIAF – EU NÃO ME ARREPENDO (Je ne regrette rien) What makes this upcoming production particularly exciting is its playful approach to the ...
From start to finish, Mozart’s Don Giovanni is always a treat with the composer displaying perfect versatility in his ability to convey widely varying emotions through his music. Whether we are ...
Don Giovanni was the first of the Mozart/da Ponte trilogy that Barrie Kosky staged for the Wiener Staatsoper (Figaro – 2/26 – and Così fan tutte have now also been released on DVD and Blu‑ray). It ...
Mozart’s anti-hero can be many things, just as his opera can be read on multiple levels. Ahead of a new production at Glyndebourne, director Mariame Clément considers truth, interpretation and ...
Colorado pianist Katie Mahan at the Il Commendatore statue in Salzburg. Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni" is full of drama, ambiguity, comedy, tragedy and even supernatural elements. Don Giovanni is a ...
There is, of course, plenty of zip from Solti in the pit – apart from the dance music at the Don’s party, which is a bit lumpen – and he drives the score along well, with beefy playing from the RPO.
Every Monday, our critic offers an introduction to a great opera. This week: Mozart's fascinating and troubling tragicomedy Rupert Christiansen was the opera critic and arts features writer for The ...
Is Mozart: Don Giovanni on Netflix? No, Mozart: Don Giovanni is not currently available on Netflix. You can stream it on Carnegie Hall+ Apple TV channel instead. Can I watch Mozart: Don Giovanni for ...