Mozart: Don Giovanni from the Liceu Act 1 finale Part 1

From the 2008 Don Giovanni production at the Liceu in Barcelona we have the finale to act 1. Part 1 starts right after Zerlina and Masetto's argument and goes until the prayer (and trio) "Protegga il giusto Cielo".

The cast:

Musical Director - Friedrich Haider
Stage Director/Producer - Calixto Bieito
Scenenery - Alfons Flores
Costime Designer - Merce Paloma
Lighting - Alan Burret

Don Giovanni - Simon Keenlyside
Donna Anna - Angeles Blancas
Don Ottavio - Christoph Strehl
Donna Elvira - Veronique Gens
Leporello - Kyle Ketelsen
Masetto - David Menéndez
Zerlina - Juanita Lascarro

Chorus and Orchestra of Gran Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Mozart
• Don
• Giovanni
• Liceu
• Act1
• finale
• Simon
• Keenlyside
• opera

[jctribeca4]

Do you guys know the slightest thing about Mozart?  He would have loved this.

[MUSICALLAN]

Right now (November 2009) there is a production on Broadway of the musical FINIAN'S RAINBOW. It follows the original 1947 production as closely as possible and is incredibly fresh, vibrant, and unpretentious. It's treated as if it's a masterpiece, to be performed exactly as the creators imagined.... MEANWHILE, the new production of DON G. at NYC is a purposeful deconstruction of what Mozart and Da Ponte devised. Why? Because DG is a boring work that must be "saved" by these "genius" directors?

[Jitpring]

Just think how much Mozart would hate this hideous production. A travesty.

"O age, thou art shamed.* O shame, where is thy blush?**"

-Shakespeare, Julius Caesar,* Hamlet**

[prionse]

I think the "acrobatic staging" makes them forget to look at the conductor. Too much times they're not together!