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I. 0» a PROKOFIEFFI "Some of the finest and most H^ . ii'i.'han .1; EEE BALAKIREFF I0HN BROWNING satisfying symphonic hnUnM*! •! Cknka'i Of*', IWEILL ",,?rTHE ' » l.l. lo. Ike Tu. MEDTNER music-making of this decade." lmpriittuli«n. Op 31. No. I D ALBERT —Allen Hughes, Stasia, 0» 11. N..2 The New York Times Records ST^. RCil and Tapes BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILLIAM STEINBERG Music Director MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS Associate Conductor EIGHTY-NINTH SEASON 1969-1970 TANGLEWOOD 1970 SEIJI OZAWA, GUNTHER SCHULLER Artistic Directors LEONARD BERNSTEIN Advisor THIRTY-THIRD BERKSHIRE FESTIVAL THE TRUSTEES OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. TALCOTT M. BANKS President MRS HARRIS FAHNESTOCK EDWARD M. KENNEDY PHILIP K. ALLEN Vice-President THEODORE P. FERRIS HENRY A. LAUGHLIN ROBERT H. GARDINER Vice-President FRANCIS W. HATCH EDWARD G. MURRAY JOHN L. THORNDIKE Treasurer HAROLD D. HODGKINSON JOHN T. NOONAN RICHARD P. CHAPMAN E. MORTON JENNINGS JR MRS JAMES H. PERKINS ABRAM T. COLLIER SIDNEY R. RABB TRUSTEES EMERITUS HENRY B. CABOT EDWARD A. TAFT PALFREY PERKINS RAYMOND S. WILKINS THE BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. ABRAM T. COLLIER Chairman ROBERT CUTLER GEORGE H. KIDDER ERWIN D. CANHAM Vice-Chairman NELSON J. DARLING JR LAWRENCE K. MILLER LEONARD KAPLAN Secretary HENRY B. DEWEY MRS STEPHEN V. C. MORRIS VERNON ALDEN RICHARD A. EHRLICH JOHN T. G. NICHOLS MRS FRANK ALLEN BYRON K. ELLIOTT LOUVILLE NILES ROBERT C. ALSOP PAUL FROMM DAVID R. POKROSS OLIVER F. AMES CARLTON P. FULLER HERBERT W. PRATT ALLEN G. BARRY MRS ALBERT GOODHUE NATHAN M. PUSEY LEO L BERANEK MRS JOHN L. GRANDIN MRS FAIRFIELD E. RAYMOND DAVID W. BERNSTEIN STEPHEN W. GRANT PAUL C. REARDON MRS CURTIS B. BROOKS SAMUEL A. GROVES MRS GEORGE R. ROWLAND J. CARTER BROWN FRANCIS W. HATCH JR DONALD B. SINCLAIR GARDNER L. BROWN MRS C. D. JACKSON MRS LEE STANTON MRS LOUIS W. CABOT HOWARD W. JOHNSON SIDNEY S. STONEMAN MRS NORMAN L. CAHNERS W. SEAVEY JOYCE JOHN HOYT STOOKEY LEVIN H. 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  • Photo © Philip Newton from the GENERAL DIRECTOR

    Photo © Philip Newton from the GENERAL DIRECTOR

    Photo © Philip Newton Photo FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTOR Thank you for welcoming Seattle Opera into your home for this digital performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Don Giovanni, one of three great operas (The Marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte) he created with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. Their handling of operatic storytelling is without equal. And in the hands of our creative team, led by conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya, stage director Brenna Corner, video director Ken Christensen, and lighting designer Connie Yun, this production takes on added layers of musical prescience, dramatic interpretation, and visual Photo © Philip Newton Photo dynamics. As the title makes clear, Don Giovanni, the seducer, is the center of this daylong tale. But the surrounding characters are the ones who drive the intrigue and passion. Giovanni’s behavior sparks all kinds of reactions—from revenge and anguish to curiosity and compassion to disgust and envy. Leporello, Giovanni’s manservant, is a reluctant loyalist. Donna Anna, Giovanni’s accuser, is vengeful to the point of conspiring to have him murdered. Zerlina, the newlywed, is torn between Giovanni’s panache and her husband. Then there is Donna Elvira, who believes herself his wife. At first she risks public humiliation to accuse him of treachery. But in the end, she pleads for Giovanni to repent and to save his soul from the depths of hell. Musically, Don Giovanni is without question a work of genius. It’s elegant and powerful, musically depicting each character’s personality and social standing. The brilliance is the combination of differing emotions and vocal lines by each of the four characters all held together by an elegant musical arc that belies those very feelings.