D Giovanni-Conflict in Emotion

Don Giovanni: Simultaneous Conflicting Emotions Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart conceals some very complicated techniques of musical emotion in his music for the stage. Among these is his ability to convey not mixed emotions, but separate, conflicting emotions and events involving multiple characters in one scene. An example of this genius is found in his opera "Don Giovanni." I chose the 1977 Glyndebourne Festival Production. I will be analyzing the finale of Act I, score measures 415 to 457. I …

…a result, a high attention to detail is demanded of the actors. The styles performed in this scene have striking contrasts, and they have to be conveyed in order for Mozart's intention to be expressed. In conclusion, I was impressed by the amount of musical emotion Mozart packed into just a few pages of score. His work in "Don Giovanni" is a musical example more true to real life than a lot of modern music.