Who says Don Giovanni, says Mozart. Yet the myth of the sacrilegious libertine and unrepentant womanizer is much older. Since the 17th century, tradition has seen him as the protagonist of devotional parables, fairy tales, street theatre, and increasingly numerous literary and musical expressions. After almost two centuries of declinations, the myth arrives in the hands of Mozart and Da Ponte and the result is Il Dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni, a new masterpiece that debuted in Prague on 29 October 1787. The story is well known to the public thanks to Mozart that the 'debauched' will have its definitive consecration. In fact, Mozart's Don Giovanni possesses an unrivaled expressive power. From the overture, to the solo arias, from the vocal ensembles to the grandiose finales of the two acts of the opera, comedy and tragedy, the earthly world and the celestial world follow one another and interpenetrate admirably and without setbacks. Don Giovanni even assumes a heroic stature and the fascination he exerts on the listener is far superior to his misdeeds. It is no coincidence that music is on his side, dialectics as well, while the characters who are related to him remain dazzled by his solar energy, shining with reflected light. And then that just ending already anticipated by the title is of little value: the 'debauched' will indeed burn in the flames of hell, but like the Arab phoenix it will be reborn from its own ashes with each listen, because the myths - Mozart docet - never die.

Staging by Festival di Spoleto

Thanks to Fondazione CR Firenze, the performance of 09/05/2023 is offered to the public with a 50% discount on tickets for each sector

The performance of May 3, 2023, will be broadcast live on Rai Radio 3

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