Mozart Don Giovanni (2) Sword Fight + Fuggi crudel duet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Su5a_MIms

Mozart: Don Giovanni
Met - April 1990 - James Levine (c) - Franco Zefirelli (dir)
Character Artist
Giovanni Samuel Ramey
Anna Carol Vaness
Elvira Karita Mattila
Ottavio Jerry Hadley
Leporello Ferruccio Furlanetto
Zerlina Dawn Upshaw
Masetto Philip Cokorinos
Commendatore Kurt Moll

IL COMMENDATORE:
Ah, soccorso! son tradito!
L'assassino m'ha ferito,
E dal seno palpitante
Sento l'anima partir.

DON GIOVANNI:
Ah, già cade il sciagurato,
Affannoso e agonizzante,
Già dal seno palpitante
Veggo l'anima partir.

LEPORELLO:
Qual misfatto! qual eccesso!
Entro il sen dallo spavento
Palpitar il cor mi sento!
Io non so che far, che dir.

DONNA ANNA:

(disperatamente)
Fuggi, crudele, fuggi!
Lascia che mora anchi'io
Ora che è morto, oh Dio!
Chi a me la vita die'!

DON OTTAVIO:
Senti, cor mio, deh! senti;
Guardami un solo istante!
Ti parla il caro amante,
che vive sol per te.

DONNA ANNA:
Tu sei!... perdon, mio bene -
L'affanno mio, le pene...
Ah! il padre mio dov'è?

DON OTTAVIO:
Il padre? Lascia, o cara,
la rimembranza amara.
Hai sposo e padre in me.

DONNA ANNA:
Ah! Vendicar, se il puoi,
Giura quel sangue ognor!

DON OTTAVIO:
Lo giuro agli occhi tuoi,
Lo giuro al nostro amor!

A 2:
Che giuramento, o dei!
Che barbaro momento!
Tra cento affetti e cento
Vammi ondeggiando il cor.

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[KatherineXIX]

Hadley is a really different Ottavio. The most popular approach is a stodgy, pudgy Dudley Do-Right type of character, but Hadley is a much younger Ottavio with honorable intentions who simply isn't mature enough to fill all of Anna's demands. I really like it - as well as his singing. It's a shame what ended up happening to him.

[Dogaradodia]

Intergalactic! I'm a great fan of Ramey and Furlanetto.

[arere20]

Carol is soooo hot!!!

[wishcraft4u2]

DONT FORGET TO RATE!

*seizure inducing fluorescent colours*

[AngelRossia]

Carol Vaness is incredible!

[Chateaubriand25]

The singers are good, the scene is excellent, but the orchestra... Levine is more a butcher than a musician!

[wishing2fly]

I love you for posting this. like actually.

[Acheronian]

The one in our production was pretty good, they started with swords and ended with pistols. We also had a sword fight at the end of act 1 where I and three others fought and tried to corner DG. Sword fights are difficult to choreograph, specially with none stage fighters. Ours was 2 minutes long, and I'm still amazed our singer was able to do both...

[barefootblues]

Why does this sword fight always suck?

[pilotlightdan]

incredible singing

[zegermans750]

I like how Moll's "I'm weak and dying" voice is more powerful than the other two combined

[8Glumdalclitch]

The trio here in the death scene in my opinion is one of the loveliest moments in the opera and here is beautifully sung.  Bravi to Levine and the 3 performers. This moment never fails to make me cry.