Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. It was premiered

Performance practices

The final chorus was sometimes omitted in the past by few conductors, notably Herbert von Karajan, who cited the claim by the eminent music critic Henry Edward Krehbiel that the finale was "long ago" discarded and is an "anti-climax". Another "traditional" approach is to cut Don Ottavio's aria Il mio tesoro, since in the Viennese premiere the tenor Francesco Morella did the same, preferring the much easier Dalla sua pace. However, neither of these approaches is commonly used today. The duet, Per queste tue manine, composed specifically for the Viennese premiere, is still often cut in performance.

Related Topics:
Herbert von Karajan - Henry Edward Krehbiel - Viennese - Francesco Morella

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