Don Giovanni Tenorio, o sia Il convitato di pietra (English: Don - TopicsExpress



          

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 Moisè, Venice, on February 5, 1787. The libretto, by Giovanni Bertati, is based on the legend of Don Juan, leading to comparisons with Mozarts Don Giovanni, which had its premiere later in 1787. Mozarts librettist, Lorenzo Da Ponte, certainly knew the earlier opera. Gazzanigas work is much shorter than Mozarts, however, and originally formed part of a double-bill with another piece, Il capriccio drammatico.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 21:04:25 +0000

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