The Opera Don Giovanni

The German word of the Day is: zu Fuß which means on foot

I have never been to an opera before. I have been to musical, plays and concerts but never an opera. This was my first experience and I do not regret it one bit. I thought it was fascinating and dramatic.



My classmates and I saw Mozart’s Opera Don Giovanni. Mozart or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. At an early age he showed musical talent. His father who was also a musician began teaching him how to play piano and violin. After a hard early life filled with lots of traveling in the attempts to find steady job, Mozart finally found fame and popularity in Vienna. It was here he found his new creative spirt and started to compose the great works of art his is known for. It is said that his last years of his life were the most productive in which he produced the famous works like the Opera called the Magic flute, and the piano concerto K.595 in B-flat. Mozart died of illness in 1791 at the age of 35. His music lived on and grew to new fame after his death.

Mozart’s Opera Don Giovanni is about a young man named Don Giovanni who is a womanizer. It was written in 1787 and premiered in Prague In the play Don Giovanni goes around seducing girls with the promise of marriage. With one of these girls named Donna Anna, Don Giovanni kills her father after the father stops him from seducing her. Don Giovanni later in the Opera is plagued by the ghost of the dead father and after a brief inter change between the two Don Giovanni was sent to hell.

It was so much fun to go to the Opera. It was located at the Theater an der Wien. The production was a modern rendition of the Opera DOn Giovanni. I felt that this rendition of the Opera really made it come alive and speak to me. I could follow the events even though I could understand the language. I felt very privileged to have such a wonderful time with such great company. I would definitely go back if I had the opportunity.



One of the most interesting parts of the night was after the Opera. Professor Stuarts friend, “Lady Gaga” brought us to her Romanian bar were she provided us with free refreshments. She was extremely nice even if the atmosphere was not the traditional type of place I would hang out at.