Tag: music theory
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Disquiet, defiance and the point of no return in Mozart’s Don Giovanni
There are fewer more dramatic moments in opera than the ending of Don Giovanni, when the title character refuses to repent for his sins and gets pulled down into hell by a chorus of demons. However, this showstopping coup de théâtre is in fact a footnote to the oft-overlooked actual narrative and musical climax, which…
Natalie B. Hogg 