/tags/don-giovanni-0 Don Giovanni en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:36:39 GMT /classical-101/2017-08-17/drama-and-more-in-mozarts-prague-symphony Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro wasn't quite the great success he hoped it would be when it premiered in Vienna in May 1786, but when it was… Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:36:39 GMT /classical-101/2017-08-17/drama-and-more-in-mozarts-prague-symphony /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-01-19/remembering-roberta-peters The world just got a little sadder. The New York Times, Opera News and a variety of print and online screeds are reporting the death of soprano Roberta… Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:57:55 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-01-19/remembering-roberta-peters Christopher Purdy /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2016-10-20/opera-abbreviated-don-giovanni The Metropolitan Opera presents Mozart's Don Giovanni, live in HD in movie theaters worldwide on Saturday, October 22nd at 1:00 PM. Heres' my take on what… Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:00:00 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2016-10-20/opera-abbreviated-don-giovanni Christopher Purdy /classical-101/2016-02-09/don-giovanni-makes-a-great-graphic-novel As I write this, I am listening to a great recording of Don Giovanni which starred Samuel Ramey and cast with the Berlin Philharmonic. Ramey's voice is… Tue, 09 Feb 2016 12:02:00 GMT /classical-101/2016-02-09/don-giovanni-makes-a-great-graphic-novel