Joncus, Berta. 2019. Opera on 3. BBC Radio 3, ‘Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Presented by Tom Service in conversation with Berta Joncus’. [Broadcast]

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Mozart's Don Giovanni, with its compelling story and characterisation, coupled with some of his greatest and most memorable music, has been a hit with audiences ever since its 1787 Prague premiere. It tells the tale of the man who stops at nothing to get what he wants - and he wants one thing only (yes, that). As his long-suffering sidekick Leporello puts it in the famous 'Catalogue' aria, 'It doesn't matter if she's rich, ugly or beautiful; if she wears a skirt, you know what he does.' And he's done it with 2065 of them, leaving a trail of broken promises and wrecked lives throughout Europe. But in the 24 hours portrayed here he at last comes up against something he can't evade, dupe or kill...

Erwin Schrott, internationally celebrated in the title role, leads a starry cast including Roberto Tagliavini as Leporello and Malin Bystrom, Myrto Papatanasiu and Louise Alder as the trio of women bent on revenge.

Presented by Tom Service in conversation with Berta Joncus.

Item Type:	Broadcast
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Music
Date:	2 November 2019
Dimensions or Duration:	Measurement Type 3 hours 29 minutes Duration
Item ID:	35404
Date Deposited:	13 Mar 2024 12:49
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2024 12:49
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/35404

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