Opera Music
The Marriage of Figaro（Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mozart composed "The Marriage of
Figaro". The first performance was held in the court theater in Vienna on
May 1, 1786.
Story
Overture
It is an event in Almaviva earl's castle of
about 1780. Servant's Figaro is supposed to marry Susannah who is countess's
maid. However, the Almaviva earl began to send goodwill to Susannah. The Almaviva
earl frames the enlargement of the marriage on that day of the marriage.
The first act
Susannah and Figaro are chatting in the
room. As soon as possible, two people who know Almaviva earl's strategy try to
obtain the permission of the marriage. However, there were people who tried to
prolong the marriage.
Cherubino who was Almaviva earl's page came
to the request so that Susannah may take and do between females in the castle.
At that time, the Almaviva earl has just come. Cherubino quickly hid. However,
Cherubino hears the Almaviva earl favor Susannah. Figaro brings the chorus and
the permission of the marriage is requested in those days. The Almaviva earl
tries to say that it is necessary to do as colorfully as possible, and to
extend the marriage. The reason is that the Almaviva earl tried to give time to
the plot of woman's vassal's Almaviva.
The second act
To teach the Almaviva earl a lesson, Figaro
hatches a conspiracy. And, it sends a letter to the Almaviva earl. The content
writes the countess's fickleness concocting it. At the same time, Susannah
promises the earl the date at night with the garden. However, Cherubino who
disguises it as Susannah there tries to show up, and to surprise the Almaviva
earl.
When Cherubino is disguising it, the
Almaviva earl has beaten the door. The warrant card has been dropped there,
though Cherubino who had panicked ran away from the window. The Almaviva earl
who had heard Figaro's plot from Susannah and the countess a little cross
examined it with Cherubino's warrant card. Figaro smoothed matters by grace of
the countess. However, the cabal that centered on Almaviva entered, and the
marriage became an extension further ahead.
The third act
Figaro's plot fell through. Then, the
countess and Susannah newly refine the strategy by two people so that the countess
may clarify the husband's infidelity. It was the one that Susannah invited the
earl to the date, and the countess who had put on Susannah's dress there showed
up. The plot of Marcellina had fallen through in those days. The reason is that
Marcellina and Figaro are in the relationship between a child and his parents.
The countess made Susannah write a letter
addressed to the Almaviva earl, and sealed it with the pin. It is written that
this pin is returned in the letter. It was quietly passed to the Almaviva earl.
Then, the Almaviva earl did not settle down, and postponed the marriage again.
The fourth act
It looks for the pin that Barbarina has
dropped. Figaro who shows up there is told the story that coils round the pin.
Figaro who doesn't know the plan of the countess and Susannah are surprised.
However, the plan advances. Barbarina speaks to Susannah Figaro's having learnt
this plan. The Almaviva earl did not know that the countess was disguising it
as Susannah, and was persuading his wife in front of parties concerned entire.
All the people of parties concerned knew this plan. The earl came to be able to
do nothing but beg permission to the wife admitting defeating completely.
・The Marriage of Figaro-Part 1- (1:37:19)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW1_LJn6keY&list=UUFG76X9t8pxVFg4AfD7j6qw&index=6
・The Marriage of Figaro-Part 2- (1:31:40)
Don Giovanni
Mozart composed "Don Giovanni".
The first performance was held in Prague on October 29, 1787.
Story
Overture
The first act
Don Giovanni who is a young aristocrat in
Spain seduces a woman one after another. Don Giovanni sneaked in to the room of
Donna Anna who was the daughter of the head of the knight on a certain night.
Donna Anna flung out of the house while shouting. Father of Donna Anna also
came in the voice. Her father tried to interrupt the way of Don Giovanni.
However, her father has been killed at the end of a short fight. It was sworn
to him to find "Murderer" to Don Ottavio who was her fiance for help,
and to make the criminal compensate for her.
Don Giovanni requests the following woman.
He marks down the woman who was covered of the veil. However, it was Donna
Elvira who was his wife. She tried to have him stop indecent acts any further.
Nevertheless, Don Giovanni looked for the
woman by gatherings of farmer's weddings. Zerlina who was the his bride. Don
Giovanni disregards the resistance of Masetto who is the bridegroom, and takes
her out. Donna Elvira who is his wife comes there. In addition, Donna Anna and
Don Ottavio that looked for the criminal of the knight head killing came. These
two people had the conviction that it was Don Giovanni to see the behavior of
Don Giovanni, and to have killed the head of the knight. Don Giovanni invited
two people to the dance party. Donna Elvira, Donna Anna, and Don Ottavio also
appear applying the mask to "His shameless act can be disclosed" and
this dance party. Of each started dancing. Don Giovanni started taking zerlina
into room next to mine in the place where everyone was confused. However, Donna
Elvira pursue Don Giovanni by her yell.
The second act
Leporello who was the servant of Don
Giovanni followed it only for money. To hilt, Don Giovanni and Leporello
exchanged clothes for Zerlina. This strategy succeeded. However, it is
obstructed by the large crowd whom Masetto has taken along. Don Giovanni and
Leporello have run away to the graveyard. Then, two people are effective the
voice that the statue of the head of the knight is frightened. Don Giovanni
invited the statue to supper. The statue acknowledged this invitation. He
doesn't accept it though the statue is urged on him to quiet down when the
statue comes to the house of Don Giovanni. Then, the statue was requested Don
Giovanni to come to me. He approved it without fearing it. The statue was not
stubbornly accepted though urged the current doing to be repented at the last
time. And, it disappeared in the flame of the hell.
Don Giovanni who was everyone's enemy
built, and it was gone, and of each began to build a new life.
・Don Giovanni-All act- (2:56:59)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj1i_fL5QCw
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