Commendatore scene (Don Giovanni, Atto II, scena XIX) - W. A. Mozart (1756 -1791)

Sir Neville Marriner - Academy of the St Martin in the Fields.

[corvo]

I saw it. Although it was only played five times in Vienna. I secretly went to all five of them.

[patrickmarques]

What mades me sad is the fact that have almost nobody in the theatre watching his opera. Imagine if Mozart come back from the dead an made an opera today? Millions would watch. He deserves know how many world admires your work. How many applause would have. Eternal Mozart

[ShiroiNihonjin]

Has there ever been a stage production of Don Giovanni as cool as the one in this movie?

[sidviscus]

I like how even Salieri is disturbed by the scene.

[la_belle_heaulmiere]

Absolutely adore how the set falls down at the end, it is like a complete nervous breakdown.

I first saw this film in 86 when I was only 5 years old. It totally enthralled me, instilled a life long passion for classical music and opera, and a soft spot for WAM in particular. I even named a cat after Mozart that I got the same year because she was a white fluff ball who reminded me of his powdered wigs.

[eliesaikali]

That music...that act... everything is a beauty.

[jooei]

Saw this absolutely insane movie on a really good movie theater, have loved Mozart ever since.
Going to see Don Giovanni next september in opera.

[vsirrmk]

I showed this movie to my teenage girls a year ago.. And yesterday, I asked what shall we watch? And one said " Amadeus ", and the other " yes, Amadeus ".
Mozart is for all ages for all generations, forever!

[ilyakats]

I've always loved this scene. So freaking awesome.

[MusicOTNight]

One: I remember being so outraged at that itty bitty little smattering of applause afterwards...I remember thinking, even as a kid, 'Are you people out of your damned minds??? THAT WAS AWESOME!!!" And two: Put this on full volume, and turn the bass all the way up...your house will vibrate!!

[wendyclcl]

Love this Mozart. Thanks to this great movie, it introduced me to the Mozart’s world of opera. I have been watching the full operas include in this movie.

[CaesarTheTzar]

The actor who played Don Giovanni, Karel Fiala died last October of 2020. Surprising yet not surprising considering he was 95.

[jooei]

This is the movie I always return to enjoy the masterful direction and cinematography for period accurate Mozart film.

[AnxiousPizzaFace]

“And now, the madness began in me… the madness of a man splitting in half.”

[GodsUnrulyFriends]

Mozart's music is children frolicking playfully through fields and forests, adults watching the world and contemplating the mysteries of the universe in contentment, all of whom occasionally fall asleep and have terrifying nightmares.

[anthonyjackalone]

What I’d pay for a staging where the Commendatore actually bursts through the wall…

[nyujay]

Possibly the greatest movie of all time.

[dannyk]

This is the coolest scene ever filmed!

[wolterzz]

One of the most terrifying opera's ever written.

[TECHWOLF]

Understanding the lyrics makes it more haunting.