Gilfry probably the best Don Giovanni ever for acting, interpretation, vocal control and perfect Italian. He's not just into the part, here he becomes the part.
He's wonderful. Elegant singing and he so smoothly projects a predatory - actually Dracula-like quality...She's wonderful also - overcomes conventional scruples pretty fast and goes for it!
Rodney has so much better control than many other singers I've heard singing this; it's relaxing, soothing, and smooth as silk, while others bring too much vibrato so that things become too bumpy and overpowering. Liliana is great as well and has good chemistry and harmony
Rodney Gilfry is honestly the best Don Giovanni I've ever seen and listened to. I've seen and listened to dozens of productions of Don Giovanni, and none of the Dons come even close to the perfection of Gilfry's voice OR acting.
Mozart is an absolute genius and this masterpiece has one of the most beatiful "songs" of the story of music (stolen hundred times!!), the execution is wonderful and very sexy!!!
This is such a good version of the duet, Rodney is just fantastic! His acting and singing and they both have chemistry, they're both feeling the situation.
The brief string aside at 5:28 is literally all the proof you need that Mozart was a bajillion years ahead of his time. Just that little touch makes all the difference... you simply do not hear anything like that in other music from the time. To me sounds totally contemporary.
for real! The text says they'll partake in "innocent love", but Mozart presents an element of sleaze in the orchestra to show the irony in that statement
I relistened to it in this context. That embellishment hints at the Don being untrue- it goes into a more villainous minor tone compared to the rest of the piece. Very very smart.
There is a lot or other splendid ones but yes he seems to come across with that realistic ultimate aggro charms that many stagings do not dare to display but that is truly portraying the original libretto/music drama...He is the kind of guy Da Ponte and Mozart had in mind.
beppi blabla what other splendid ones nowadays? I went to see mozart opera on the Vienna opera house and it sucked. Only the mezzo can remotely sing mozart. It was so bad that half of the people left after the second act. This woman here who sings zerlina is quite horrendous btw, typical of modern singers who can't understand how to sing mozart properly
Well, the Prague 2016/17 winter one was quite ok, we saw an ensemble of really-into-mozart-talented singers who quite souvereignly mastered a quite difficult set with ease and modern colour. And..the Gran Mo would have loved it.
what would you say is the perfect way to sing mozart? can you describe it in any way? i just started studying opera two semesters ago and i would like some input. even if it's just from a stranger on the internet :D
Annick Mörth listen to Arnold ostman's mozard recordings religiously!! :P he is so faithful that apparently even the instruments used are faithful to they period In general, mozart is about perfection of harmony, which means that you need to listen to the music as well as your voice. Most people just sing like a pop star-it's all about them, but to really sing mozart, the perfect harmony of voices and instruments is key. Mozart is sung right when in a harmony of voices, you can hear each individual voices as perfectly as the effect of harmony. That means usually, sing it how it's written and don't do any weirdly creative stuff, that's already very difficult to do. In puccini for example if your vibrato is not as well controlled, if you break up legatos, because of the nature of he music that focuses more on individual voices rather than harmony you can get away with it and lead people into thinking it's "your own musical interpretation." You can't do that with mozart, any small mistake is blatantly obvious. That's why there are many professional musicians who say: when you can really sing/play Mozart, you can do everything. Good luck!
Have a look at Frank Sinatra wooing Kathryn Grayson (ethnically Italian herself) in the scene from the 1947 film It Happened in Brooklyn (here in "Frank Sinatra Sings Opera) one of the most delightfully charming moments I have ever seen (including Peter Lawford's wistful glance at her as he accompanies them on piano)
Rodney Gilfry is certainly one of the best interpreters of Don Giovanni ever (and Thomas Allen is also up there with the very best). The tempo here is just a tad on the slow side for my liking, but it is a wonderful performance with Liliana Nikiteanu just fabulous as Zerlina too!
Leslie Diaz I honestly find this to be the best performance of don I have come across of. The vocals are smooth and seductive, the acting is on spot and yeah, even I can tell he is attractive.
This production in particular is my favorite Don Giovanni. All of the Actors are excellent and the Orchestra is spot on! Perfezione! Grazie, amici miei, per l'eccellente performance!
Ich glaube, Oberhaus Zürich, 2001: Die schönste Inszenierung und Aufführung, die ich bisher gesehen und gehört habe!! Rod Gilfrey verkörpert perfekt den Charakter des verruchten Verführers und Liliana Nikiteanu jenen, der naiven Schönen, die sich von ihm überreden lässt. Bravi!!!
Là ci darem la mano, Là mi dirai di sì, Vedi, non è lontano, Partiam, ben mio, da qui. : Vorrei, e non vorrei, Mi trema un poco il cor Felice, è ver, sarei, Ma può burlami ancor. : Vieni, mio bel diletto! : Mifa pietà Masetto. : Io cangierò tua sorte! : Presto, non son più forte! : Andiam, andiam! (Zerlina): Andiam! (Don Giovanni et Zerlina): Andiam, andiam, mio bene, A ristorar le pene D'un innocente amor
Wow, what a gorgeous, seductive voice he has. Wonderful acting from these singers too. I just wish the costume designer had been a bit creative. I mean, Don Giovanni in beige? Really?
I dont mind that its beige, but it has very little fabric texture/details and that bothers me from an artistic stand point. Like, he looks good in the costume, and it seems to suit this actor's interpretation of the character well, but the result not super interesting to look at.
I agree. I love the facial expressions of Zerlina. She manages to convey her emotions so that one understands even if one does not know the story. This is the best performance that I have seen.
Wow --- thanks to Listener's Club for including this in his post today. I agree with everything everyone has already said. I'm going to copy in again the info I wanted, given by David Leist below: 2001 - Zurich Opera House Orchestra and Chorus. DVD: Arthaus Musik Cat: 100 328. Available on eBay. Gilfry was a terrific Don Alfonso in Santa Fe Opera's 2019 Cosi -- his entrance in that weird production may remain my favorite forever. I had never seen or heard him earlier in his career and wow!!!! Thank you.
2:48 "La ci darem la mano" Italian Lyrics Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano, La mi dirai di sì Vedi, non è lontano, Partiam, ben mio, da qui. Zerlina: Vorrei e non vorrei, Mi trema un poco il cor, Felice, è ver, sarei, Ma può burlarmi ancor! Don Giovanni: Vieni, mio bel diletto! Zerlina: Mi fa pietà Masetto. Don Giovanni: Io cangierò tua sorte. Zerlina: Presto... non son più forte. Don Giovanni: Andiam! Zerlina: Andiam! Duet: Andiam, andiam, mio bene, a ristorar le pene D’un innocente amor. "La ci darem la mano" English Translation Don Giovanni: There I'll give you my hand, There you'll say yes See, it is not far, my love, let's leave from here. Zerlina: Should I or shouldn't I, my heart trembles at the thought, it's true, I would be happy, I can still have fun! Don Giovanni: Come, my beloved beautiful! Zerlina: It makes me pity Masetto. Don Giovanni: I will change your fate. Zerlina: Soon ... I am no longer strong enough to resist. Don Giovanni: Let us go! Zerlina: Let us go! Duet: Come, come, my darling, to restore our pleasure of an innocent love.
Aimée, thank you so much for posting this! By far the most seductive performance of this scene I've ever seen. Could you (or anyone else) please tell me which production this is, i.e. which DVD it's from? If the rest of the production/performances is as excellent as this one, it's a definite must-buy for me!
I had actually posted the opera on RUclips with my own subtitles but it was taken down because it was not my content. I don't know if you can find it online unless you buy it.
El un seductor enpedernido la quiere seducir y que acceda a sus pretensiones sexuales, para ello, Mozart le pone una música de la nobleza para quev ella perciba el ambiente que logrará del conde, pero al estar ya seducida,le pone una música saltarina característica del campo de donde ella procede, con lo cual da a entender que él la esta engañando.
Gilfry probably the best Don Giovanni ever for acting, interpretation, vocal control and perfect Italian. He's not just into the part, here he becomes the part.
Gilfry really captures the animal essence of the Don in this production.
These Gaston vibes I'm getting from him though omg lol
omg true
And that, sir, is what renders Mozart's quarter/crotchet rest different from all the rest!
Lmao
I bet Richard White could have killed this.
@@roseblossom2023 yyun
i'm italian and this man has a perfect pronounce
Anche io sono d'accordo / I also agree
Viva italiaaaaaaaaaa/W Italy
Davvero, italiana anche io e sono d'accordo.
Verissimo
Pronunciation. 👓🎓💼
He's wonderful. Elegant singing and he so smoothly projects a predatory - actually Dracula-like quality...She's wonderful also - overcomes conventional scruples pretty fast and goes for it!
And this is WHY I must learn it!
the almost satanic smile of Giovanni when she says the first andiam....
Rodney has so much better control than many other singers I've heard singing this; it's relaxing, soothing, and smooth as silk, while others bring too much vibrato so that things become too bumpy and overpowering. Liliana is great as well and has good chemistry and harmony
Truly evil. Truly well sung. Truly well interpreted.
Incredible. Top top top quality
Rodney Gilfry is honestly the best Don Giovanni I've ever seen and listened to. I've seen and listened to dozens of productions of Don Giovanni, and none of the Dons come even close to the perfection of Gilfry's voice OR acting.
He can darem my Mano anytime 😍💋🎼
Definitely
Best play! Best voices! Best expression!!! Bravo million times!!!!!!!
Little note mostly for myself, 2:49 is when the song properly starts
Kovu ?! I somehow really wasn't expecting to find you here x) very useful comment by the way ! Hope you have a great day !
Thank you
Ty!
thanks
Perfect thank you!
Mozart is an absolute genius and this masterpiece has one of the most beatiful "songs" of the story of music (stolen hundred times!!), the execution is wonderful and very sexy!!!
Best Don Giovanni ever! He completely hypnotized me! :D
Best version... How soft and beautiful. Harmonious.
He sings Piano so beautifully, the support is incredible
Not an opera expert but apart from my favorite rendition of this duet, the acting was really great: lively but subtle.
Best version of this aria! Very well acted!
Incredible nuance of voice texture and timbre. Wow!
Aria properly starts at 2:49, before it's the recitativo
*duet
This is such a good version of the duet, Rodney is just fantastic! His acting and singing and they both have chemistry, they're both feeling the situation.
I love this, I can’t stop watching it
I was going to add this to my kids music class but watching it... better not... I'll get a non-video version 🤣
He IS Don Giovanni!!!
The brief string aside at 5:28 is literally all the proof you need that Mozart was a bajillion years ahead of his time. Just that little touch makes all the difference... you simply do not hear anything like that in other music from the time. To me sounds totally contemporary.
for real! The text says they'll partake in "innocent love", but Mozart presents an element of sleaze in the orchestra to show the irony in that statement
And yet Mozart goes even further and shows that both can be true at the same: innocence and irony.
Exactly. That little touch is the difference between a genius and a good composer.
I relistened to it in this context. That embellishment hints at the Don being untrue- it goes into a more villainous minor tone compared to the rest of the piece. Very very smart.
@@whatdoyousuppose Zerlina is being seduced... she is no sleaze.
Honestly rodney gilfry is the last generation of singers who still knows how to sing Mozart.
There is a lot or other splendid ones but yes he seems to come across with that realistic ultimate aggro charms that many stagings do not dare to display but that is truly portraying the original libretto/music drama...He is the kind of guy Da Ponte and Mozart had in mind.
beppi blabla what other splendid ones nowadays? I went to see mozart opera on the Vienna opera house and it sucked. Only the mezzo can remotely sing mozart. It was so bad that half of the people left after the second act.
This woman here who sings zerlina is quite horrendous btw, typical of modern singers who can't understand how to sing mozart properly
Well, the Prague 2016/17 winter one was quite ok, we saw an ensemble of really-into-mozart-talented singers who quite souvereignly mastered a quite difficult set with ease and modern colour. And..the Gran Mo would have loved it.
what would you say is the perfect way to sing mozart? can you describe it in any way? i just started studying opera two semesters ago and i would like some input. even if it's just from a stranger on the internet :D
Annick Mörth listen to Arnold ostman's mozard recordings religiously!! :P he is so faithful that apparently even the instruments used are faithful to they period
In general, mozart is about perfection of harmony, which means that you need to listen to the music as well as your voice. Most people just sing like a pop star-it's all about them, but to really sing mozart, the perfect harmony of voices and instruments is key. Mozart is sung right when in a harmony of voices, you can hear each individual voices as perfectly as the effect of harmony. That means usually, sing it how it's written and don't do any weirdly creative stuff, that's already very difficult to do. In puccini for example if your vibrato is not as well controlled, if you break up legatos, because of the nature of he music that focuses more on individual voices rather than harmony you can get away with it and lead people into thinking it's "your own musical interpretation." You can't do that with mozart, any small mistake is blatantly obvious. That's why there are many professional musicians who say: when you can really sing/play Mozart, you can do everything. Good luck!
I thought the sexiest La ci darem was Bryn Terfel and Hei-Kyung Hong until I saw THIS. Someone turn on the A/C! 🔥😍
Have a look at Frank Sinatra wooing Kathryn Grayson (ethnically Italian herself) in the scene from the 1947 film It Happened in Brooklyn (here in "Frank Sinatra Sings Opera) one of the most delightfully charming moments I have ever seen (including Peter Lawford's wistful glance at her as he accompanies them on piano)
Fantastic:
Là ci darem la mano,
Là mi dirai di sì.
Vedi, non è lontano;
Partiam, ben mio, da qui.
Rodney Gilfry is certainly one of the best interpreters of Don Giovanni ever (and Thomas Allen is also up there with the very best). The tempo here is just a tad on the slow side for my liking, but it is a wonderful performance with Liliana Nikiteanu just fabulous as Zerlina too!
Pitch- perfect! The whole presentation of this captures the key moment in the opera!
Don Giovanni is hot in this one.
+Leslie Diaz As he should be!!
Leslie Diaz I honestly find this to be the best performance of don I have come across of. The vocals are smooth and seductive, the acting is on spot and yeah, even I can tell he is attractive.
And here I was too busy staring at Zerlina to notice! ;)
The first sung word of this duet is "là"(there in Italian), not la(the).
so was I, she is acting pretty well going though all this feelings upheaval !!
Baby it’s cold outside, but make it mozart
Bravi !!! Molto bene!!!! Grazie mille!
Rod gilfrey is the best 😍 the real don giovanni
“An innocent love” huh ?
*starts undressing*
Mhm I see..
Ahahahha true
Fabulous, singing and acting
Who turned the heat up 🥵😍😍😍😍😛 what a monumental task, to remain professional with this Don Giovanni. #Hotttt
This production in particular is my favorite Don Giovanni. All of the Actors are excellent and the Orchestra is spot on! Perfezione! Grazie, amici miei, per l'eccellente performance!
This is the best version I have ever seen ❤
Me either
Ich glaube, Oberhaus Zürich, 2001: Die schönste Inszenierung und Aufführung, die ich bisher gesehen und gehört habe!! Rod Gilfrey verkörpert perfekt den Charakter des verruchten Verführers und Liliana Nikiteanu jenen, der naiven Schönen, die sich von ihm überreden lässt. Bravi!!!
Watched this for class. This is a steamy fucking opera, Christ
Even steamier if you see it at the MET. They use real fire when he goes to hell. I could feel it all the way up in the family circle!
2:49 thanks whoever posted
wonderful interpretation of my most beautiful and most important aria/duett
An outstanding rendering! MERCI BEAUCOUP from Paris France
Wonderful ! Bravissimi, Liliana and Rodney !!!!!!
Multumim!😇🥰
Wow... That silent pause at the begining really does the job :D
Là ci darem la mano,
Là mi dirai di sì,
Vedi, non è lontano,
Partiam, ben mio, da qui.
:
Vorrei, e non vorrei,
Mi trema un poco il cor
Felice, è ver, sarei,
Ma può burlami ancor.
:
Vieni, mio bel diletto!
:
Mifa pietà Masetto.
:
Io cangierò tua sorte!
:
Presto, non son più forte!
:
Andiam, andiam!
(Zerlina):
Andiam!
(Don Giovanni et Zerlina):
Andiam, andiam, mio bene,
A ristorar le pene
D'un innocente amor
Sublime interpretazione!
Liliana Nikiteanu はいい音色をもつたいへん素晴らしいソプラノだ これからの活躍がとても楽しみだ
Wow, what a gorgeous, seductive voice he has. Wonderful acting from these singers too. I just wish the costume designer had been a bit creative. I mean, Don Giovanni in beige? Really?
Of course, same colour as his little beast
The costume is perfect and soo sexy.
I dont mind that its beige, but it has very little fabric texture/details and that bothers me from an artistic stand point. Like, he looks good in the costume, and it seems to suit this actor's interpretation of the character well, but the result not super interesting to look at.
@@wolfgangamadeusjoshdephuta9371 LOL
I'm SO learning this!
Lol my teacher showed the class this and she said it might cringe people out and it did half of us cringed i'm like '' Look at this dude''
He's supposed to give that impression. Don Giovanni is an asshole who gets dragged off to hell for all the shit he's done at the end of the opera.
@@saintroddy True.
_Let your man know that
/ Mr. Steal Your Girl is back_
Original mister stole your girl lmfao
Molto molto bello 😁
She has such a unique beauty, my type
Najlepsza wersja ever!
The Opera transcription of Liszt’s Don Juan is amazing! 😮
Best performance ✌🏾👍🏼
No Zerlina! It's a trap! :))
isn't a trap, she knows he's lying, but the desire is greater..
Too late...
LOL
A trap why?
I haven’t seen the opera btw
Gosh! Even I fell for him! Haha He’s good!
………🌟MERAVIGLIA🌟…………
Sexiest La Ci Darem ever! Bravissimo!
I agree. I love the facial expressions of Zerlina. She manages to convey her emotions so that one understands even if one does not know the story. This is the best performance that I have seen.
É uma obra prima!
Wow --- thanks to Listener's Club for including this in his post today. I agree with everything everyone has already said. I'm going to copy in again the info I wanted, given by David Leist below:
2001 - Zurich Opera House Orchestra and Chorus. DVD: Arthaus Musik Cat: 100 328. Available on eBay.
Gilfry was a terrific Don Alfonso in Santa Fe Opera's 2019 Cosi -- his entrance in that weird production may remain my favorite forever. I had never seen or heard him earlier in his career and wow!!!! Thank you.
I’ m italian and io doing my music’s homework now.
They have a perfect pronunce!!
Maybe they are in Italy?
On Wednesdays I go shopping and have buttered scones for tea!
2:48
"La ci darem la mano" Italian Lyrics
Don Giovanni:
La ci darem la mano,
La mi dirai di sì
Vedi, non è lontano,
Partiam, ben mio, da qui.
Zerlina:
Vorrei e non vorrei,
Mi trema un poco il cor,
Felice, è ver, sarei,
Ma può burlarmi ancor!
Don Giovanni:
Vieni, mio bel diletto!
Zerlina:
Mi fa pietà Masetto.
Don Giovanni:
Io cangierò tua sorte.
Zerlina:
Presto... non son più forte.
Don Giovanni:
Andiam!
Zerlina:
Andiam!
Duet:
Andiam, andiam, mio bene,
a ristorar le pene
D’un innocente amor.
"La ci darem la mano" English Translation
Don Giovanni:
There I'll give you my hand,
There you'll say yes
See, it is not far,
my love, let's leave from here.
Zerlina:
Should I or shouldn't I,
my heart trembles at the thought,
it's true, I would be happy,
I can still have fun!
Don Giovanni:
Come, my beloved beautiful!
Zerlina:
It makes me pity Masetto.
Don Giovanni:
I will change your fate.
Zerlina:
Soon ... I am no longer strong enough to resist.
Don Giovanni:
Let us go!
Zerlina:
Let us go!
Duet:
Come, come, my darling,
to restore our pleasure
of an innocent love.
I am actually going to preforming this at a talent show I am hoping that I can do as well as he did it
How'd it go?
you blew them away?
Da la impresión de que esta área evoca el tema de escoger las afinidades unidas a las críticas que nos puedan mejorar punto final
After that
Don giovani: now it's clobbering hour
Ja, ganz toll, so kann ich mir diese Situation vorstellen....
He’s a lumber jack and he’s ok
He sleeps all night and he works all day
That is one sexy Don Giovanni!
guys trust me italian doesnt sound like this normally, I'm a native speaker and can varely understand it
Aimée, thank you so much for posting this! By far the most seductive performance of this scene I've ever seen. Could you (or anyone else) please tell me which production this is, i.e. which DVD it's from? If the rest of the production/performances is as excellent as this one, it's a definite must-buy for me!
I had actually posted the opera on RUclips with my own subtitles but it was taken down because it was not my content. I don't know if you can find it online unless you buy it.
2001 - Zurich Opera House Orchestra and Chorus. DVD: Arthaus Musik Cat: 100 328. Available on eBay.
@@DavidLeist you are a saint!
Yom Yom Indeed.
Very suggestive undressing there.
Excellent.
An die 10aG, die Arie startet bei 2:49, davor ist es rezitativ.
Bro' Got Game!
He looks like Patrick Swayze at some angles, especially at 3:10.😂😍
이거 뭐냐;;;최고의 연출과 연기다
It starts at 2:48, guys.
Vince McMahon is one hell of a singer.
Lui è Don Giovanni!!
2:48 for the tune
Perfect perfection did I say it's good
2:48 V.A.Mocarts - opera "Dons Žuāns" D.Žuāna duetīno ar Cerlīnu I cēl.
After listening to Chopin's Variations, I come here.
Same, but I’m playing them. Var 2 and 4 give me nightmares
this song will make no sense post covid-19
Is it wrong to get Christine and Raoul vibes from this and I have to preform this for a class
let us go, let us go, my belovedto ease the pangsof an innocent love
El un seductor enpedernido la quiere seducir y que acceda a sus pretensiones sexuales, para ello, Mozart le pone una música de la nobleza para quev ella perciba el ambiente que logrará del conde, pero al estar ya seducida,le pone una música saltarina característica del campo de donde ella procede, con lo cual da a entender que él la esta engañando.
Rodney Glifry? Best baritone for this role, and this area specifically?
I read that Mozart wrote this for Luigi Brasso, who kept changing the opera to suit himself.
2:01 sus
on écoute sa en musique
le moche nous on le chante 😂
The Old Time Was totaly Miserable!
imagine Had To Flirt 6 mins and sing awww Hard
Lo divertido que es meterle letra a una chica.
Bravi!!!!!
She's gotta have it.