Batti Batti in English from Mozart's Don Giovanni. Karen Burlingame and Barry Johnson, 2001 performance. Benton Hess, conductor. David Bartholomew, director. For those concerned that it's in English, it's not a concert performance. It's an excerpt from a performance of the entire opera, from a company that performed in the local vernacular.
Her voice is wonderful, youthful and even. Really dislike the translation- lost the sarcasm and playfulness of the song!
sylvanpritzel 3 months ago
I've never seen any ugly Zerlinas... I think Ms. Burlingame is probably the prettiest Zerlina I've ever watched.
Kozzi42 3 months ago
confeso che l'interpretazione in lingua inglese mi risulta gradevole , ritengo sia giusto anche fare queste traduzioni purchè siano fedekissime alla metrica della ritmica musicale e non travisino la partitura di Mozart , un caro saluto dall'Italia
chiara5187 10 months ago
Is it just me, or is this aria one of the more disturbing arias for a female character. Is she being masochistic, or what's the cultural background for this?
SqueakyIri 1 year ago
Yes the translation is very conservative
XENIAkaponi 1 year ago
I don't hate that it's in English, I just find the "translation" choices so bizarre. Was "Beat me, beat me, dear Masetto?" too violent for the concert audience? Heh!
"So now matter how you treat me" versus "I'll let you put out my eyes"... Doesn't quite pack the same punch. Zerlina has to take it over the top because -- as a commenter on another video of this aria observed -- Masetta would be within his rights in this time period to beat her. She has to get it back on her own terms!
classictomatosoup 1 year ago 2
really lovely acting! so cute :)
and zerlina has a very nice voice and fraseggio!
mehehe1986 3 years ago
Jolie voix. La voix de Zerlina est très agréable.
Merci
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jackylen57 3 years ago
I don't like the English at all, but I love Zerlina's voice here. Great performance.
SerafinaLily9 3 years ago 2
Aw, the English is cute. I guess I like the original more, but that's how I first heard it. Thanks for posting.
dirulovely 3 years ago