Finale from Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 (4'41)
performed by the English Baroque Soloists conducted by John
Eliot Gardiner
Selections from Don Giovanni, ossia Il dissoluto punito, dramma giocoso
Overture (5'28)
performed by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra conducted by
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Overture; Act I: Scene 1 (10'34)
sung by Gregory Yurisch (Leporello), Amanda Halgrimson
(Donna Anna), Andreas Schmidt (Don Giovanni), and Alastair
Miles (Commendatore), with the London Classical Players
conducted by Roger Norrington
Leporello, Don Giovanni's manservant, complains to himself about having to work for such a dissolute master. Donna Anna rushes on shouting that Don Giovanni has assaulted her. Donna Anna's father, the Commendatore, fights with Don Giovanni and is killed.
Act I: Duet - Là ci darem la mano (3'07)
sung by Nicolas Rivenq (Don Giovanni) and Sophie Marin
Degor (Zerlina) with La Grande Ecurie conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire
Don Giovanni tries to seduce yet another woman, the peasant Zerlina, engaged to Masetto. She is reluctant at first but eventually seems to be won over by his charms.
Act II: Deh vieni alla finestra (1'38)
sung by Andreas Schmidt with the London Classical Players
conducted by Roger Norrington
Act I: Finale - Venite pure avanti,
vezzose mascherette (8'08)
sung by Bo Skovhus, Adrienne Pieczonka, Torsten Kerl,
Regina Schorg, Renato Girolami, Boaz Daniel, and Ildiko
Raimondi with the Hungarian Radio Chorus and Nicolaus Esterhazy
Sinfonia conducted by Michael Halasz
At a ball thrown by Don Giovanni, three bands play on stage. Don Giovanni encourages the guests to dance. Leporello distracts Masetto while Don Giovanni lures Masetto's fiancée, Zerlina, into a back room. When she screams, three masked ballgoers ‐ Elvira, Anna, and Ottavio ‐ rush to her rescue. They unmask and confront Don Giovanni, who tries to blame Leporello for assaulting Zerlina.
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| Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838), who wrote the libretto |