Donna elvira ah, who is there who will tell me, etc. Cast don giovanni, a young, extremely licentious nobleman baritone donna anna, commendatores daughter, betrothed to don ottavio soprano. Libretto by lorenzo da ponte, english translation by amanda holden. Actually, this is the original rental version of the script, and accurately reflects the materials that used to be available for rental. Don giovanni facendosi avanti cari amici, buon giorno. Full text of i puritani, a grand opera, with an english version see other formats jtalinn puritan i.
English lexicographer noted for his italianenglish dictionary and his translations of montaignes essays. However, the play, while fairly short, is always omitted on the recordings unlike. Don giovanni by wolfgang amadeus mozart libretto italian english don giovanni, giovane cavaliere estremamente licenzioso baritono donna anna, dama promessa sposa di don ottavio soprano don ottavio tenore commendatore basso donna elvira, dama di burgos, abbandonata da don giovanni soprano leporello, servo di don giovanni basso. Libretto by aaron hill and giacomo rossi premiered february 24, 1711, london, queens theatre, haymarket june 14 and 16, 2016, 7. Translation for libretto in the free italianenglish dictionary and many other english translations. This dover edition contains the standard italian libretto of don giovanni, side by side with a complete new english translation. An opera performance incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery and costumes and sometimes incorporates dance. Don giovanni libretto english opera by wolfgang amadeus mozart. In the background are english soldiers, advancing slowly, carrying branches in front of them. Piet emerges out of the tomb with a scythe, a trumpet, and a cloak, and collides inadvertently with amanda. The latin words used in act one, scene 6, are schoolboys rhyming grammatical rules act one prologue. Over 100,000 english translations of italian words and phrases. Introduzione leporello passeggia davanti alla casa. Don giovanni to leporello let us try to console her grief.
Opera is part of the western classical music tradition. Other don giovanni libretti italian english german french. Don giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by wolfgang amadeus mozart and italian. Premiere 28 august 1850, weimar grand ducal court theatre. Libretto in italian and english in parallel columns. The supraphon name, originally used for an electric record player, a technical marvel of its day, was first registered as a trademark in 1932. The libretto of lorenzo da ponte was based closely on a libretto by giovanni bertati for the opera don giovanni tenorio. They are ordered by composer and name of the opera. Giovanni synonyms, giovanni pronunciation, giovanni translation, english dictionary definition of giovanni.
Read the libretto, translated to english, of the italian opera don giovanni by wolfgang amadeus mozart on. The digital public library of america brings together the riches of americas libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. Full text of i puritani, a grand opera, with an english. Compact disc 1 1 sinfonia atto primo scena prima il giardino della casa del commendatore. Don giovanni an opera in two acts libretto by lorenzo da. Don giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by wolfgang amadeus mozart first performed in 1787, don giovanni is mozarts exhilarating retelling of the don juan legend, filled with some of his most famous and muchloved music. To read these you need a pdf reader like the adobe acrobat reader or a ms word viewer. In the 1990s, the material was revised a bit gabeys comin, which was cut from the original production, was restored, along with a few other small musical cues which may or may not have been part of the original intentions, a vocal score was finally. First you raped the daughter then murdered the father. Don giovanni is a simply wonderful opera, but for this singlelanguage speaking gal i was at a loss for understanding.
In scene 2 of the opera scene 1 being the murder of the commendatore, don giovanni and his sidekick, leporello, spy a woman and begin to pursue her. The libretto was based on parts of ludovico ariostos orlando furioso. Don ottavio to don giovanni, pistol in hand don t try to trick us. Don giovanni opera guide, italiangerman english don giovanni score, indiana. Don pasquale english don pasquale english in italian opera in two acts by gaetano donizetti libretto by giovanni ruffini and g. Don giovanni libretto italiangerman opera by wolfgang. They ordered me to find a notary to draw up the contract. The songs, tom, tom, the pipers son and lavenders blue are traditional nursery rhymes. Libretto by donizetti and giovanni ruffininew grove. It may be original, but its usually based upon drama.
Bluebeards castle operetta by bela bartok 18811945 1911, duration 1 hour. Personaggi don giovanni, giovane cavaliere estremamente licenzioso baritono donna anna, dama promessa sposa di don ottavio soprano. In gazzanigas opera, the aria in which don giovanni s servant, pasquariello, describes his masters catalogue of lovers to donna elvira begins. Il dissoluto punito, ossia il don giovanni, literally the rake punished, namely don giovanni or the libertine punished is an opera in two acts with music by wolfgang amadeus mozart and italian libretto by lorenzo da ponte. Definition libretto as art with brief history names to know definition a libretto literally a little book is the text of an opera, oratorio, or musical drama, generally containing a synopsis of scenes, cast list, stage directions, and poetic lines to be sung or versi virgolati unsung text to be performed. Giovanni is a male italian given name from latin ioannes. Don giovanni e leporello appaiono e stanno da parte. Donizetti english translation by phyllis mead cast place and time. Don giovanni dover opera libretto series italian and english edition i love to eat fruits and vegetablesamo mangiare frutta e verdura bilingual english italian esl books, libri per bambini englishitalian english italian bilingual collection italian edition childrens book italian.
I looked high and low for a good translation, finally deciding on this which has sidebyside readings of the opera in itallian and english. Watch movie and read libretto and translation of madamina il catalogo e questo, an aria for bass from the italian opera don giovanni by wolfgang amadeus. Mozart only wrote four songs for the play, all of which appear towards the end, when two sopranos vie for the prima donna position in the company. It is sometimes spelled as geovanni, giovonnie or giovannie when used as. The line the ceremony of innocence is drowned is taken from a poem by w. Opera is a form of musical and dramatic work in which singers convey the drama.
Libretto paperback november 1, 1986 by wolfgang amadeus mozart composer 3. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Translation for giovane in the free italianenglish dictionary and many other english translations. Giovanni definition of giovanni by the free dictionary. Earliest possible date 1860 latest possible date 1900 title variation puritani note libretto by carlo pepoli. English translation of libretto di circolazione the official collins italianenglish dictionary online. Personaggi massimiliano, count moor carlo, son of massimiliano francesco son of massimiliano amalia, an orphan, the counts niece arminio, the counts steward moser, a pastor rolla, one of carlos companions young men led astray, later bandits. Don giovanni dover opera libretto series italian and. It is based on the legends of don juan, a fictional libertine and seducer, by spanish. Lorenzo da ponte based his libretto on the well known story, dramatized in the 17th century by the spanish playwright tirso da molina and the. Libretto meaning in the cambridge english dictionary.
On the town bernstein libretto tamswitmark version. The work is so admired that when the italian composer gioacchino rossini was asked which of his own operas he liked best, rossini unhesitatingly replied, don giovanni. Don ottavio tenor il commendatore don pedro bass donna elvira, a lady of burgos abandoned by don giovanni soprano leporello, don giovanni s servant bass masetto, a peasant bass zerlina, masettos fiancee soprano chorus peasants, servants, young ladies, musicians, demons overture. After donna elvira confronts don giovanni, who had betrayed her, leporello tells her that she should forget him, and then produces a book of the. Libretto english of the opera lohengrin by richard wagner. Don giovanni libretto italianenglish opera by wolfgang amadeus.
Libretto by bela balazs 18841949, english translation christopher hassall it is a vast, circular, gothic hall. Combining comedy and tragedy, the opera follows the notorious womaniser as he lusts his way towards his dramatic downfall. Donna elvira has, prior to the beginning of the opera, been seduced by don giovanni and subsequently abandoned by him. Giovanni is frequently contracted to gianni, gian, or gio, particularly in the name gianbattista, and can also be found as a surname. There will be one 15minute intermission between acts i and ii, and a brief pause between acts ii and iii. Introduction with christopher purves don giovanni and director richard jones video english national opera, london coliseum, st martins lane, london wc2n 4es. English translation of libretto the official collins italianenglish dictionary online. This is an index of libretto pages in the internet known to me. Supraphon music publishing is the most significant czech record label, and has a distinguished history. Leporello aside thus he has consoled eighteen hundred. To the right of the stairs seven enormous doors, four of them directly facing the audience, the last.
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