S. Ramey & K. Moll "The Commendatore Scene" Don Giovanni

[metstudioversions]

fuck sherlock holmes 2!

THIS IS MOZART!!!

[MusicalVickyGirl1902]

Mozart was a fucking genius.

[LittleTravellerTV]

I was here because today it's Mozart's birthday ! And because this composition is absolutely perfect. (And I'f seen Sherlock Holmes too). =D

[HellsSaints]

This was in Sherlock Holmes? Glad to say i didn't know....

[hoplite669]

@HellsSaints: neither did I. Which Sherlock Holmes? Those silly new ones?

[psipsinette]

Sean Connery

[VonBlargh]

Amadeus Brought me here... take that Sherlock Holmes ( movie ) fans ( I love Sherlock Holmes... I've better not get some BS for it )

[Ripu2shreds]

haha, top comments:

I was brought here by Sherlock Holmes

I wasn't brought here by Sherlock Holmes

[Roderickcarl]

What is sad people going here because of the movie? They moved here because they like the music! Stop the no cause crying...

[223285]

Tonight we dine in hell.

[Vanchy58]

Es la mejor escena de bajos baritonos lograda por un compositor en la historia de la ópera! Los tres son geniales waoooooo

[bangjobang]

5:40

[operachad]

Moll rules!

[TheCAFProduction]

What I love about this performance is that it stays in accordance with the original tale: the statue drags Don Giovanni into hell. Almost every other performance I've seen just has the statue grab him until he says "No" and then lets him go. Then they have Giovanni just disappear in a bizarre manner.

Love this.

[Calucifer13]

It´s almost like Rococco Batman, don´t you think?

[Faleen3]

What a dramatic way to discuss food..

[SperoAeternam]

Absolutely the best version ive ever seen. Both music, song and costumes.

[Jextxadore]

The D2 that Moll sings at the end is so sinister…

[Gaetumrex]

@Jextxadore I watched other commendatore scenes on youtube and I noticed only moll sings the D2; the others go an octave higher

[postasulroman]

... to bad because just movies brought us here... that is "the music" ...

[s1m0nL3w15]

and here.

[anigbrowl]

The best version of this scene on YouTube, by a mile. Moll and Ramey are a perfect match.

[hamzyboy]

The opera of operas according to Wagner !

[mozartianissimo]

THE BEST COMPOSER, THE BEST OPERA.

[eve0fdistracti0n]

Don Juan is my favorite play. It's the film Amadeus who introduced me to the Opera version by Mozart and today I'm back because of Sherlock Holmes. Damnit they did it again. Don Giovanni the ultimate opera, seriously ! Hard breaking, powerful, even today we feel Mozart's complicate relationship with his father. BRILLIANT WORK OF ART !!

[ludicrus32]

I'm glad a decent movie like Sherlock Holmes brought people here, but thumbs up if you were introduced to Mozart's Operas like this one because of friggin' Amadeus

[Wilfrezsasha]

@ludicrus32 I was introduced to Mozart's operas at the age of five because my mother has good taste in operas, not because of a movie… so does that count?

[OngitoFeliz]

ahhh 240p, we meet again.

great vid.

[themadamegiry]

Could someone *please* tell me why the Met didn't release this production on DVD/VHS and instead released that awful version starring Terfel instead? The performances in this version are divine, the cast are all top notch. Really one of the Met's signature productions, and they stash it away in the archives. Tsk. (PS - I too, loved this scene long before Sherlock Holmes, but was thrilled to see it used in the film to such great dramatic effect - even without Ramey/Moll)

[mishimau]

I saw this magnificent opera last year in Atlanta and it is absolutely breathtaking, I recently watched the new sherlock holmes movie and when they showed this scene in the movie, I literally squealed with joy :D

[JRAnderson]

Mozart was a Freemason

[beethovenka80]

fantasticke!

[DJtelekinesis]

@obalabi Why shouldn't Don Giovanni look like a pimp? Haha

[JayaStory]

I'm a Granada Sherlock Holmes fangirl... So naturally, when I saw people talking about Sherlock Holmes and this scene, I thought they were referencing the Illustrious Client episode... Thus making me wonder if I wasn't the only person who shares my interests. So I go up to my 2009 Holmes fangirl friend, and she starts talking about Holmes and Don Giovanni too. And I asked her: "WOAH, you watch Granada?" And she said: "What's that? Lol, no it's in the new movie."

=I

I remain disappointed.

[Aetheryn23]

@JayaStory I know exactly what you mean. I love Granada SH but so few of my friends are into it. Makes me sad.

[sweenfan]

Einstein at 6:12 xD

[zavitri]

A W E S O M E

[cj5522]

I was here before Sherlock Holmes showed this scene...I'm an opera hipster.

[mrarcticninja]

@cj5522 im glad to see another like me :)

[Calucifer13]

@cj5522 Me too. Amadeus brought me here before Sherlock Holmes did, yet I loved the scene in that movie.

[FernandoGago1990]

Thumbs up if Sherlock Holmes brought you here!

[Wolfgang1782]

This is the incredible dark side of Mozart's work. I have never tired of this music - it is absolutely thrilling - this performance has an excellent steady tempo, the voices are exciting, beautifully vibrant and right on the note. I wish I could have met Mozart, what a marvel he was!

[PrometheusZer00]

Starring Sean Connery as The Commendatore

[BeautifulLosersMusic]

Classic scence, classic music, excellent performance

[Gaetumrex]

After watching many other videos of the"commendatore scene" this one is by a mile the best;

It will be a while 'till I see and hear something that comes close

[Level7Gentlemen]

Sherlock Holmes has class.

[crazyBSer]

sherlock holmes brought me here ^______^

[sierracademianut]

@crazyBSer Sherlock Holmes DEFINITELY brought me here, too! I loved how dramatic the song was in the movie, and I just HAD to hear it again. Great movie, and great song. :)

[ImJoeToo]

@sierracademianut That's what brought me here as well. I saw the film Wednesday, and I love Don Giovanni, I wanted to see the rest of that scene. Exquisite!

[happyjolly77able]

@sierracademianut same here.

[clytemnestre100]

quelle merveille!



[dmcd002]

Those fireballs at the start made me laugh.

[pipapopov]

I have watched this a million times and I still can't believe how awesome Kurt Moll's Low D is.

[ubedajils]

Espectacular.

[JohnnyNorfolk]

Great version, one of the best.

[KASIMIR1851]

Il miglior Don Giovanni mai visto!

[MrPrWoland]

I would like to buy the DVD of this Opera with Levine and Ramey, does anyone know where to find it ?

[tjedic]

Sean Connery can sing

[ClockwiseGear]

Suddenly, bronies.

Tens of them.

[Losaku]

meravigliosa scena

[wakkawakkautoo9195]

Pony pony pony

PIE!!

Story brought me here

Story brought me here

brought me here

(And repeat)

[klaykid117]

inb4 ponies

[bruceagins]

Ramey

[atomicmrpelly]

Nice attempt at a top A... that wasn't even close! Rest of it's great though, really exciting!

[Bubbagubb]

@atomicmrpelly

But i find it strangely fits as a blue note :)

[Abracadabra208]

@atomicmrpelly Perhaps it was intentional. An Ab is the tritone to D, which is the key of the piece as a whole. Perhaps that note could represent Don Giovanni's act of final impenitence; the tritone, after all, is considered the "Devil's interval."

[pipapopov]

@Abracadabra208 I thought the same when I first heard it. But the Ab is probably already at the very top of Ramey's range. He is basically a Bass singer who just sounds more bariton-ish next to the basso profondo of Moll.

[hugodraslik]

@Abracadabra208 The Ab sounds really very "impenitent" there, but I believe he was really trying to hit an A a just couldn´t do it :-) If you watch the version with Raimondi, he actually sang a regular A there.

[RagnarXII]

Every time I watch this I wish I was there. Such an epic portrayal of Don Giovanni and the Commendatore. I may not be the biggest fan of Opera but this always sends shivers down my spine.

[Lilamente]

I love this!!!

[h0wud0in2]

alright i cant even strat to explain how awesome this guy is for the commendatore part. I mean look at 2:54 !! The orchestra is following his facial expressions!

[geebee2212]

Superb. Not all basses since the low D, I think it's essential.

I just love this performance.

[Cancrizans]

One of the really best ever, with Furtwangler etc. I really think Mozart should have ended it with the Prague version...the add on aria is really gorgeous, and to me one of the most beautiful ensemble vocal pieces ever written...but it seriously detracts from the dramatic intention of the Opera, and the fact that this has been ignored for a couple centuries speaks more to popular sentiment than giving a crap imo about Mozart's true intention.

[jjc1991biscuits]

ohh, its so good 

[paradoxicus]

La música de Mozart,no solo es etérea o volatil,como la mas hermosa de las aves,bucea también en las simas mas procelosas.

[hickslebummbumm]

6:12 Mozarts music raises Einstein from the dead !

[aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa9219]

Is this really the place to have a debate on the existence of God?

[NatureldeTours]

Eternel! Superbe!

[SparafucileDiMantova]

Extraordinario!!! Magnificas voces, fiel direccion. Conmovedor!!

[GuidoKaiserBariton1]

Sagenhaft....!



[obalabi]

exquisite scenery/staging-- too bad Don Giovanni looks rather like a '70s pimp

[saintsaens21]

@obalabi there is absolutely nothing wrong with looking like a 70s pimp ;) 

[IncredibleGoliath]

@obalabi That's actually pretty appropriate, heh. A fitting concept for a modernised version, perhaps?

[ConanGabe]

@obalabi Could use better lighting, though.

[Missouristuccoart]

A poetic form of payback. What goes around comes in a classic composition. I love this.

[suomi771]

Oh no, pls dont. When married,Y´ll hv nightmares enoug...

[sarahdock]

@jdbrown371: It is on DVD.

[lumiere85]

Simply the Greatest Opera ever written!!!  From Mozart's score to the story.... It's pur perfection and the base of Horror films today!

[Mike81262]

Mozart in 240p??? How dare you!

[plagueofangels666]

i prefer it when they actually show the demons from hell, adds to the horror and drama

[trollmantrollsyou]

don connery played by sean giovanni

[MBW4449]

Wow! That was cool. All those dead people comming to get 'im.

[newhotmailit]

oh so stunning!!!!!!!!

[cutiepatootie66]

It's so mesmerizing. I can't stop watching it.  Where was this performed at?

[regulargonzalez]

@cutiepatootie66 The Met in NYC

[Lukasinko24]

the most beautiful scene i have ever seen, but in Bratislava we have also good scene :)

[firefws]

Im going to play this at my wedding.

[Tyrfingr]

@firefws On the death bed would be more appropiate as they roll us to the incinerator

[Lukasinko24]

isn't t it to scary for a wedding?

[allourep]

@Lukasinko24 Didn't get the joke.

[cadaques1978]

@firefws baga jeane! o sa fie ruper :))

[olivleonardo]

@firefws LOL!

[Tyrfingr]

@firefws Not the marriage of figaro then, this would be more appropate at a funeral lol

[MrThemateur]

@firefws if u play this are your wedding thats stupid because a wedding its not sad

[Kalrundmusik]

@firefws

I want go to your wedding

[LadyTigerLily]

@firefws ...Why?

[AcrobatHero]

So scary. Loved it. Incredible costumes.

[wol4fram]

Mozart is such a badass!

[godzilloid]

I'd love to play one of the Nightmare things. It'd be the only way I could be on an opera stage.

[nnmakowska]

@godzilloid so would I.I'd like to be dressed as a maidservant with a noose round my neck ;-).

[MTondeleo]

Enough trios of tenors! 3 Irish Tenors, 3 Asian Tenors, 3 Hare Krishna Tenors... These are The Three Bassos, best ever in the benchmark performance for all future Giovannis. Moll is the definitive Commendatore, likewise his Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier.

[ProfMaximo]

@MTondeleo "3 Hare Krishna Tenors"

ROFL

I agree!

I prefer low pitches.

Regards.

[spyridon77]

perfect scene ever, 3 best singers for those roles. But toobad that there are some parts that I cannot hear Leporello's parts, like in 6:07-6:11 (check the version of the amadeus film)

[musicgoddess51]

I want to see the Met's production of this so badly :(

[Mettbaguette]

love it

[Mauser91]

Where can I get this in high quality? They don't sell this I suppose..?

[regulargonzalez]

@Mauser91 If you subscribe to the Met Player you can stream it in HQ (640 x 480, 4x the resolution of this clip)

[BlueLabelWhiskey]

somehow Ramey reminded me of Gaddafi ....

[JernejG]

5:35 - How low can a man go? Priceless!

[Gowelt7]

Impressionnant... L'interprétation est exceptionnelle ! Mozart devait penser à cette interprétation quand il a écrit cette scène mythique !

[arere20]

The ghost at 6:12 resembles Seiji Ozawa...no offense!

[musicgoddess51]

@arere20

omg it kinda does!!!

[jdbrown371]

Dear God,

Please intervene and get this released on DVD or BlueRay. It would at least partially make up for everything your followers have done. Just think about it.

Amen.

[johnkirkhoughton1]

@jdbrown371 Seriously!!! Its playing in NY at the met in march 2012... I'd rather just get this on DVD than fly across the country to see it, hahaha. 

[NewMissionWorkshop]

@jdbrown371 God's probably NOT releasing it because of all of the things atheists have done.

[HerlockSholmes123]

@NewMissionWorkshop Actually, he's not releasing it because he doesn't exist in the first place. :D

[adrianpsb]

@HerlockSholmes123 buzzkill brah

[adrianpsb]

@NewMissionWorkshop you too brah

[katzclause]

@jdbrown371 You can see it on the big screen next week: at fathomevents dott kom they put on HD opera at local theaters.

[dragonsword343]

@jdbrown371 OMFG THIS MADE ME LOL SO BADLY !

[hightenor123]

3 of the most resonant voices in the house, ever! this must have been such a treat!

[drbypass]

Furlanetto, Ramey & Moll together on stage ...are you kidding me ! Thats one well-constructed theater ! Anything less and the roof would cave in! ......

[amneris54]

je repasse

[AGMundy]

Moll is indeed superb in this as his voice is clear and every word annunciated. His physical presence is commanding on stage

[maliciousjimmy]

He tried to warn him. See kids just say no

[TA152H01]

Magnificent in every detail.

[achwas79]

Never saw a better adaption. Great!

[SCHROELL]

Une deuxième fois sur mon facebook parce que c'est tellement beau.Quelle belle voix majestueuse!

[tbwrath]

That's how I announce myself for dinner. I show up in s auit of armor with smoke machines and sing out "I am here to dine with you! You invited me, and I have come!"

[EyeShotFirst1]

3 of the greatest basses in opera on one stage. It's a surprise the floors didn't crack open as a result of too much awesome in one room.

[usedforspam37]

i just had an earthquake.......

[borgesvive]

Boy... this is so intense. A really masterpiece.

[drbypass]

The last note sung by K. Moll at 5:36 is the absolute lowest registry a human voice can perform......

[Tyrfingr]

@drbypass He should have had an extra ovation for that alone.

[drbypass]

@Tyrfingr exactly.... other than "basso profuondo"registry (which you can see some here in YouTube, never heard lower notes from a human being...

[VirgoBearNYC]

@drbypass it's absolutely SICK, it took me by surprise. The man is indeed a legend, I was luck to see him sing Sarasto. So amazing.

[agreatgeat]

@drbypass No no no. Moll has performed a low C! Check out Baron Ochs' role in Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier, 1st Act, and Kurt Moll has performed the role several times. You can find Levine's 1982 version here on YouTube.

watch?v=WQ1TJ2zurXA

Here's the clip I'm talking about, and the low C is @9:43

[kiscsillag88]

i love it! My favourite. Mozart was a genius!!!!

[99SpidermanFan]

I would dine,in awe, with the commendatore,my boyhood idol Kurt Moll anytime!

[hearts0ngs]

The Don should have taken the opportunity and repented...but then he just wouldn't be the Don.

[hearts0ngs]

This is such scary music and I just love it!

[davlor86]

@hearts0ngs yeah, but scary in a good way ;P

[TheVoiceOfReason93]

If anyone had ever been able to portray an effectively terrifying depiction of Hell under an Opera budget, with real actors and scene props, it is this.

[MrMiill]

Both terrifying and wonderful to watch.

[MrJamalKRahman]

With two of the worlds leading lyric basses singing Don Giovanni and Leporello (Sam Ramey & Furruccio Furlanetto) Kurt Moll is probably the only bass vocally imposing enough to contrast the other two convincingly.

[TheAlva87]

@hiyas153

110 People invited Commendatore for dinner !!!

[mrnanovideos]

Can not get enough of this!

[Smoldymort]

What horror! It's amazing how the quality of theatre performances has diminished over time...

[MrGhorayyarohg]

@Smoldymort

OMG! thats exactly the feeling i had. The HORROR!!!....The HORROR!!!....

[DrHobbes88]

"Listen, I do not have much time" - it's just taken them two minutes and twenty seconds to get their greetings out of the way. Saying that, I do love this piece.

[Mauser91]

I got this one, but only in horrible quality. Does anyone know where I can another rendition of equal production value/quality, but in higher resolution?

[calmik85]

questa è la migliore interpretazione che abbia mai visto!

[IntroitusM]

Great, awesome.

[holyscythe]

Listen, I don't have much time. LOL

[figocooldude]

Repent! 

[Bach1Beethoven]

This Don Giovanni looks like a gipsy... My favourite version is Siepi's with Furtwangler conducting, but this is very good one. The demons at the end are really scary.

[PKTrekGirl]

Breathtaking commandatore scene! Probably the best I have ever heard, and this is my favorite scene out of my favorite opera...so I have listened to several! Stunning!