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Bel Paese Di Libertini [TsegretTSTDonCTov^nr La scena Bel Paese di libertini Dal ventiduenne pesarese Luigi Bassi, il primo, intervista di Paola Rizzi con all'insuperato cantante/dongiovanni italoamericano Rodolfo Celletti Ezio Pinza, a Ruggero Raimondi, che lo ha Rodolfo Celletti critico e musicologo interpretato nel film di Losey, sono state soprattutto forse il maggior esperto italiano nei prò blemi della vocalità Ha scritto fra 1 altro voci italiane a portare Don Giovanni nel mondo. // (eafro d opera in disco c » ^^ e si sfoglia il catalogo delle rap ta ad avere successo, proprio per 11 modo molto intelligente e mancava di drammaticità il Don Giovanni di Salisburgo E anche un gran ^^ presentazioni del Don Giovanni particolare In cui Mozart trattava 11 canto Tamburini ha portato il suo Don Giovanni dap de rossiniano Ha una voce perfetta canta be m"^m nell arco di cent anni dalla prima In effetti in «Don Giovanni non e e grande pertutto soprattutto a Parigi e a Londra che nissimo ma gli manca il pepe e freddo ci si Imbatte in cifre Impressionanti messo in spazio per il virtuosismo vocale salvo quaico allora dettavano la moda in particolare il Cosa ne penta del due Don Giovanni che si scena a Praga cinquecenlotrentadue volte a sa per Donna Anna e Donna Elvira e in Italia Theatre Italien alterneranno alla Scala, Thomas Alien e Vienna quattrocentosetlantadue quattrocen sia i cantanti che il pubblico a quel tempo È andato anche In Germania? José Van Dam? preferivano opere in cui I interprete potesse tonovantuno a Berlino trecento a Londra una No li e era una situazione particolare Mozart Sono ottimi cantanti ma un poco monotoni brillare Ma la ragione vera dell iniziale difficol addirittura a Calcutta Un successo con un av lo si dava in tedesco pur con qualche isola di Van Dam e un egregio mozartiano uno specia tadi Mozart ad affermarsi da noi e che il nostro vlo lento ma che nel giro di treni anni conqui resistenza delle nostre compagnie in Baviera e lista ma senza dinamismo interno Lo npeto mercato era saturato dai compositori di casa sta vecchio e nuovo mondo dove approda nel in Sassonia Gli italiani quindi non ci andavano da quando Mozart e passato nelle mani degli nostra che sfornavano opere su opere Poi nel 1826 a New York per iniziativa dello stesso e proliferavano i Don Giovanni tedeschi che inglesi e dei tedeschi ed e spanto quello degli 1815 e venuto fuori Rossini che ha dominato Lorenzo Da Ponte costretto dalle sue vicende pero non si azzardavano a farsi vedere da altre fino a Verdi italiani e finito il Mozart divertente quello finanziarle a cambiare aria e continente parti Ma torniamo al Tamburini Dalla sua cantato con passione Oggi un mucchio di stu Per la gioia del pubblico Incolto il libretto In che cosa consiste In grandezza e la par scuola discendono almeno due Don Giovanni diosi sostiene che Mozart siccome e un prero circola ben presto tradotto In molte lingue in tlcolarltà della vocalità del «Don Glovan francesi della meta del secolo Jean Bapttste mantico andrebbe cantato con distacco Sto tedesco nel 1792 in francese nel 1802 in ni»? Paure e Victor Maurel Interpreti elegantissimi ne In una lettera Mozart scrive che lui deside olandese nel 1804 In danese nel 1807 in rus Mozart sapeva veramente scrivere per le voci e pieni di sfumature anche se con una voce non rava che le sue opere fossero cantate con il eccelsa Faure ha cantato in Francia Maurel so nel 1828 Nel Novecento diventa Impossib! quest opera lo dimostra in modo speciale La cuore le conteggiare le migliala di rappresentazioni compose in tre mesi sapendo già quali sareb un pò dovunque anche in Italia dove e stato it allestite dappertutto Una fortuna quella di bero stati 1 cantanti ossia quelli della compa pnmo Jago e il primo Falstaff verdiani Comun DI Don Ottavio abbiamo già parlato, vo­ Mozart e del Don Giovanni consacrata ai pn gnta Bondini che In quel momento era a Praga que raramente i cantanti stranien cantavano gliamo vedere l'altra parte maschile Im­ mi del secolo dal Festival di Salisburgo che ha Per la parte del protagonista aveva a disposi Mozart in Italia portante, Lcporello? laureato I migliori Interpreti mozartiani sia tra zione Bassi un tenore baritonale o bantenore E nel reato d'Europa? Quando è azzeccato e il personaggio che ha 1 cantanti che tra I direttori e dal non meno come si diceva allora Non esisteva il tenore A portare un grande Don Giovanni in Russia fu più successo ma è anche molto pencoloso Importanti Festival di Gllndebourne In Oran come lo pensiamo oggi con una voce chiara e sempre un italiano Antonio Cotogni beli uo perche induce al gigionismo difetto comune a Bretagna e Alx en Provence In Francia Ma è dolce Allora e erano i castrati per le parti di mo bella voce di origini umilissime Lui fece tutti i Leporetti che ho sentito negli ultimi quin soprattutto negli ultimi quarant anni che Mo amorosi Quindi Bassi era un bantono molto fortuna nella Russia zarista che tra gli anni dici anni II migliore dell Ottocento su testi zart si è Imposto come 1 operista più In voga esteso o se si vuole un tenore molto scuro La Cinquanta e Ottanta era uno dei paradisi del monianza di Wagner è stato il napoletano Lui una renaissance culminata con le celebrazioni grandezza di Mozart nel disegnare la parte del 1 opera italiana e pagava profumatamente i gì Laplache un attore molto intelligente Poi del bicentenario della nascita nel 1956 festeg protagonista consiste nell averla scntta in mo cantanti negli anni Trenta ci sono stati Salvatore Baca glato perfino in Egitto Marocco India Vlel do che molto tempo dopo hanno potuto cari Ioni e I austriaco Ench Kurz dopo di che un nam e Cina popolare tarla anche i bassi ossia ha composto una par disastro Generazioni di esecutori e Interpreti hanno te che può essere eseguita da due tipi vocali contribuito a costruire la fortuna del Don Gio diversi il che è segno di grande perizia Barone, E le vittime di Don Giovanni? Comunque hanno continuato a cimentarsi Danni suggellata soprattutto dal carisma di Nelle parti femminili Mozart è stato un grande cantanti fascinosi e aitanti spesso beniamini anche I tenori per parecchio tempo Per colto e medico esemplo alla Scala nel 1816 Don Giovanni anticipatore ha dato un ritratto in prospettiva del pubblico femminile epigoni di quel Bassi di quelli che sarebbero diventati i soprani nel belloccio e acceso sul quale Mozart ha co fu Interpretato dal tenore Claudio Bonoldl Era un ruolo da protagonista che attirava mol Romanticismo Ai suoi tempi i caratten dei strutto I Immagine del grande seduttore to anche I grandi tenori abitualmente destinati personaggi non erano legati ai timbn Per esemplo non si diceva Zerlina è un soprano alle parti di seduttori II Bonoldi era un barite CI stiamo avviando alla line del secolo, e nore come Bassi ma et furono grandissimi te leggero perche è una contadmella giovane e In fondo abbiamo nominato pochi grandi scherzosa Mozart invece ha creato tre parti non tenori ven che ci provarono Per esem Interpreti Da vent'anni pio Manuel Garcia il padre della Malibran e per tre tipi vocali che si sarebbero affermati in Giovanni Matteo Mario De Candìa un nobile Stiamo parlando di quelli che spiccavano Ce seguito un soprano spinto Donna Anna un non ce ne sono più sardo emigrato in Trancia per via delie sue ne sono stati molti altri ottimi ma questi aveva soprano lirico Donna Elvira e un soprano Un simpatie mazziniane che alternò Don Giovan no qualcosa di speciale che ha (atto di loro dei co leggero Zerlina ni a Don Ottavio Stabilizzandosi i tipi vocali maestri di stile E uno dei migliori il primo di probabilmente erano costretti ad aggiustare un cui abbiamo testimonianze discografiche arn Quanti tono stati, di che qunlltà vocali, pò la parte Non credo fossero Don Giovanni va proprio adesso a cavallo dei due secoli sceniche e umane erano dotati 1 grandi travolgenti ma piacevano alle donne Fino al Mattia Battistim E stato un Don Giovanni idea Ma la Callas Don Giovanni? E come al è evoluta nella Novecento in genere i tenon hanno snobbato le bellissimo colto aveva studiato medicina •torta l'Interpretazione di questo perso­ la parte a loro destinata dalla partitura Don si dice fosse barone Frequentava le corti di non volle saperne naggio? Lo abbiamo chiesto a Rodolfo Cel­ Ottavio perché è un pò il grullo della situazto tutta Europa ed era amico di re e imperaton letti, uno del più autorevoli storici della ne Comunque lo canto il più grande tenore Oltre a tutto questo aveva una voce bellissima vocalità Urica dell Ottocento Giovanni Battista Rubini t nel di straordinaria morbidezza In un certo senso Bisogna chiarire subito che parallelamente alla nostro secolo I irlandese John McCormack il si rifaceva alla tradizione dei bari tenori al Bas fortuna sempre maggiore del «Don Giovanni» nostro Tipo Schipa e I ungherese Anton Der si L unico problema ascoltando i dischi e che U migliore Donna Anna della storia? si è verificata un involuzione per quanto rlguar mota Attualmente i Don Ottavio sono tutti Battistim com era costume tra i cantanti Italia Per le donne e più difficile fare una classifica da la tradizione vocale ormai da vent anni so stranieri e tutti di sene C ni aggiungeva delle interpolazioni dei gor La media e più elevata Va detto pero che sono no spariti 1 cantanti capaci di dare spessore a gheggetti non teneva il tempo come doveva personaggi meno indicati per le italiane per questo personaggio cosi complesso insomma faceva un pò il comodo suo Quindi che da noi le cantanti di grande livello hanno Torniamo a Don Giovanni è forse ancora il migliore Don Giovanni che si Come
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