In order to describe the final result of the collaboration between Da Ponte and Mozart, superlatives must not be neglected. “World theatre at the level of Don Qujote and Hamlet” or “opera of the operas” are attributes heard and read again and again.
Read Interesting facts and hear great YouTube Videos about the famous Aria “Il MIO TESORO INTANTO” from Mozart’s Don Giovanni.
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For Puccini, the Butterfly was “the most soulful, expressive opera he had written”. None of the heroines of the Puccini operas can keep up with Butterfly. No wonder Butterfly is one of the most coveted roles of the sopranos in all opera literature.
Read Interesting facts and hear great YouTube Videos about the famous Aria “UN BEL DI VEDREMO”.
Read Interesting facts and hear great YouTube Videos about the famous Aria “ACH, ICH FÜHL’S”.
Mozart composed this opera in the year of his death. He finished the work in September 1791. He attended many performances in October and was pleased that after a long time he was able to celebrate a box office success. In November he was already ill in bed and died on December 5. Unbelievable that this magnificent opera was written in the shadow of death.These circumstances did not prevent the opera from becoming the most frequently performed opera in the repertoire. The popularity of die Zauberflöte has been unbroken for many decades.
Read Interesting facts and hear great YouTube Videos about the famous Aria “DER HÖLLE RACHE”.
Read Interesting facts and hear great YouTube Videos about the famous Aria “DIES BILDNIS IST WUNDERSCHÖN”.