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1 online resource (1 video file (53 min., 22 sec.)) : sound, color |
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005322 |
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digital |
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video file |
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polychrome |
| Performer |
Vincent Boussard, stage director ; Johannes Weisser, Don Giovanni ; Marcos Fink, Leporello, Sveltana Doneva, Donna Anna ; Alex Penda, Donna Elvira ; Werner Güra, Don Ottavio ; Sunhae Im, Zerlina ; Nikolay Borchev, Masetto ; Alessandro Guerzoni, Il Commendatore ; Innsbruck Festival Chorus ; Freiburg Baroque Orchestra ; René Jacobs, conductor |
| Summary |
In Baden-Baden, Nayo Titzin follows the producers of the opera Don Giovanni, created for the Innsbruck Festival of 2006. He is looking for a musical truth... What if Mozart's masterwork Don Giovanni had been interpreted in a wrong way for more than two centuries? Conductor René Jacobs, famous for his performance of Così fan tutte and laureate of a Grammy Award for his innovative recording of The Marriage of Figaro, comes back with new ideas on the comprehension of one of the greatest operas of all times. Created in Prague in 1787 with great success, this "happy drama" combining comical and tragic elements is most likely the opera that marked Romantic composers the most. Inspired by Don Juan and the myth of the punished seducer, the work originally takes form through Don Giovanni's figure, a young and charming man who is spoiled and who likes women. Maybe this character was demonized and became a tragic hero with the influence of that time's romanticism. But what was the real concept of this opera? In this relevant documentary, Nayo Titzin clarifies and highlights all the brightness of those melodies and recitatives. Rewarded with many praises in the international press, this production shows the dramaturgical perfection of the "opera of the operas," the absolute of the genre, as Wagner once said. Once more, the Bulgarian director offers a fun and subtle report, and makes sure that everyone will understand this myth. |
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English dialogue; sung in Italian with English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni.
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Opera -- Production and direction.
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Opera -- Production and direction. |
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Operas -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
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Operas -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) |
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
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Music rehearsals.
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Music rehearsals. |
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Don Giovanni (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus) |
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Internet videos.
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Internet videos.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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Titzin, Nayo, 1970- film director.
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Boussard, Vincent, stage director.
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Weisser, Johannes, 1980- singer.
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Fink, Marcos, singer.
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Doneva, Svetlana, singer.
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Penda, Alex, 1970- singer.
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Güra, Werner, singer.
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Im, Sunhae, 1976- singer.
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Borchev, Nikolay, singer.
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Guerzoni, Alessandro, singer.
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Jacobs, René, conductor.
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Innsbruck Festival Chorus, singer.
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Freiburger Barockorchester, instrumentalist.
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Spotlight Media Productions AG, production company.
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Documentary on Mozart's darkest opera |
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