Don Giovanni Tenorio

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Don Giovanni Tenorio, o sia Il convitato di pietra (English: Don Giovanni Tenorio, or The Stone Guest) is the most famous opera by the Italian composer Giuseppe Gazzaniga. It belongs to the genre of dramma giocoso and is in one act. Don Giovanni Tenorio was first performed at the Teatro San Moïsè, Venice on February 5, 1787. The libretto, by Giovanni Bertati, is based on the legend of Don Juan, leading to comparisons with Mozart's Don Giovanni, which had its premiere later in 1787. Mozart's librettist, Lorenzo da Ponte, certainly knew the earlier opera. Gazzaniga's work is much shorter than Mozart's, however, and originally formed part of a double-bill with another piece, Il capriccio drammatico.

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[edit] Roles

  • Biagio (bass)
  • Commendatore (bass)
  • Don Giovanni (tenor)
  • Donna Anna (soprano)
  • Donna Elvira (soprano)
  • Donna Ximena (soprano)
  • Duca Ottavio (tenor)
  • Lanterna (tenor)
  • Maturina (soprano)
  • Pasquariello (bass)

[edit] Recordings

Gazzaniga: Don Giovanni - Orchestra e coro della RCA Italiana

  • Conductor: Herbert Handt
  • Principal singers: Laerte Malagutti, Alfonso Nanni, James Loomis, Maria Minetto, Luciana Ticinelli-Fattori
  • Recording date: ?
  • Label: Nuova Era (CD)

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