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    classify Don Giovanni as a successful combination of both. In addition, I accredit the mixture of both types of operas to its attractiveness and fluidity. This merger begins at the start with the initial orchestra music fluctuating between cheerful and creepy tones. Notably, the first scene includes Don Giovanni attempting to seduce/rape Donna Anna as well as the murder of the Commendatore. However, this tragic scene is mixed with Leporello's antics like griping about this servitude to Don Giovanni as

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    and she is nothing but trouble” (Gardner). The First Lulu gleans the drama, deception, lies, and vengeance akin to play’s Don Giovanni and Don Juan. However, one of the primary differences remains is Lulu’s character is a woman. However, Lulu is no less cunning, in fact her character is more cavalier and unrepentant in her unfaithfulness to men compared to Don Giovanni and Don Juan combined. Alban Berg describes Lulu as “a woman created for evil also destruction and practice salvation, including murder

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    throughout the production. The orchestra was conducted by Carolyn Kuan, and it featured instruments from the string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instrument families. The orchestra fist started out with the classic Mozart piece, Overature to Don Giovanni. Don Giovanni is one of the various operas that Mozart wrote. I thought this was a perfect way to kick off the show. This piece is exciting and utilizes the entire orchestra, which is perfect to grab the attention and to excite the audience. The piece

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    characters Don Juan have similar abilities seducing woman, there is a great deal of difference between movie Don Juan and play Don Juan. Don Juan character description in play is more of a feisty character. He is one of those characters that if you tell them they can’t do something, they go out or their way to prove you wrong or if you challenge them they go above and beyond, crossing all limits to win the bet. It seems dignity and pride are all they live for and nothing else matters. Don Juan lived

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    Analysis Of Don Juan

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    Byron began writing Don Juan at in the fall of 1818, at age 30 when he lived in Venice. Lord Byron’s story Don Juan has actually been a retelling of his life living in exile as a result of scandalous affairs with women and men. He spent the majority of life on writing Don Juan up until his death, leaving the story unfinished (Green). Nonetheless The story Don Juan written in the 1600’s by Moliere remains a comical controversial drama typical of Moliere’s plays. The author of Don Juan is as interesting

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    Don Juan Analysis

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    Don Juan’s valet, Sgnarelle had a more than enough gossip to share with another mistress’s valet for whom his master, Don Juan, had “promised” to marry in the passage. The fact of the matter is Sgnarelle holds no reservations in his hyperbolic assessment of Don Juan’s moral character and his values in promising himself to anything or anyone if it means a return of personal pleasure, going as far to say that his master would marry the valet, a cat, or dog if he so desired it. Moliere compares Don

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    Don Juan Analysis

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    The story Don Juan written in the 1600’s by Moliere is a comical controversial drama typical of Moliere’s plays. Although Don Juan lived criticized for “free thought and atheism . . . And an unbeliever overturning the foundation of religion” the play has performed for over 200 years now recognized as one of Moliere’s masterpieces. (91 Moliere). Don Juan’s is a historical womanizer who rebels against God and morality. So it appears a womanizer exists every generation. The character Don Juan mocks

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    Carmen

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    The Opera plot line starts with a women named Micaela comes to looking for Don Jose, who was the man she loved, and a soldier. She brought him a letter from his mother and a kiss. Then Micaela leaves. Carmen is a gypsy women working in a cigarette factory believes she is in "love" with Don Jose. Carmen has a different view of "love" more along the lines of lust. So, Carmen is singing about being in love and gives Don Jose a flower, which is a significant because it shows the audiences Carmen's intent

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    Don Juan, the Trickster of Seville, his name says it all. Don Juan is a charming, seductive, ladies man who thrives off of seducing women and will do anything and everything to do so. His love for romance and women and his lack of moral obligations make him a guy that parents warn their daughters about. Don Juan is the ultimate bad boy when it comes to love and getting what he wants. Not only is he a womanizer, but a true representation of the wages of sin. Don Juan lives his life as if he is untouchable

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    texts and secondary readings - Machiavelli’s The Prince, Da Ponte’s Don Giovanni, and Nicholas Till’s Mozart and the Enlightenment in particular - these terms can be defined as morality and honor, respectively. Machiavelli’s Prince must appear moral without necessarily being moral to maintain respect amongst his subjects. Don Giovanni chooses to die even when given the chance to repent and redeem himself. Till argues that Don Giovanni is an amoral character, and thus can not be considered evil. In each

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