"A very powerful book. The final chapter, in particular, is one of the most provocative political-theoretical statements that I have read in a long time."--Bill Martin, Radical Philosophy Review of Books.
"An impressive sequel to Marxism and Deconstruction."--Jonathan Culler, Cornell University.
"The nine short essays in this book are all very readable, learned, and never less than interesting." -- Joseph Gibaldi, Philosophy and Literature
"The ideal companion to viewing or listening to Don Giovanni, hailed by E.T.A. Hoffman as the 'opera of operas.' Miller, the brilliant Brittish director of plays and operas, gathers together stimulating essays on the historical, philosophical, psychological, and socialogical underpinnings of Mozart's and librettist Da Ponte's masterpiece." -- Steven Paul Scher, Dartmouth Alumni Magazine
"An entertaining and informative book." -- Anthony Burgess, The Observer
"That Mr. Miller was able to find the key to this enigmatic work in the mouth of its most perplexing character is an example of his audacity, his artistry, and his courage." -- F. Murray Abraham
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audacious seductive compelling orchestration of takes on a 200 years-old opera,
By Luca Graziuso (NYC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Don Giovanni: Myths of Seduction and Betrayal (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society) (Paperback)
In 1985 Jonathan Miller achieved notoriety for his bold, radical interpretation of Don Giovanni at the English National Opera. In the course of the preparation for that production new and intriguing ideas about the opera's dramatic substance emerged. The creative project became an academic implementation of ideas of theory and perforamnce, the philosophical and aesthtic tenets that hold sway in artistic endeavors of the like caliber and the frame of reference each creative injunction operates within. Miller invited a group of astute and brilliant intellectual/artists to theorize and discant on various aspect of Don Giovanni, foremost of which were the historical, psychological and philosophical roots that have borne its heritage and legacy. These nine essays ranging from the immensely rich "Libertinism and Promiscuity" by Roy Porter (breifing on the sexual underworld of 18th century England) to Peter Gay's "The Father's Revenge" which offers - of course - a Freudian reading of Don Giovanni. Noted musicologist Joseph Kerman provides a first-rate if off-beat musical analysis. A collection of takes and dramatizations that improvise and engross, digress and impress a startingly winsome and seductive array of dialogical impressions that remind us, in consonance with the editor's intention and credo - that the co-ordinates of dramatic action are useful for they enrich, but not restrictive and of consequence redundant and stale. We must perform Don Giovanni as Mozart would have wanted it staged and orchestrated, creatively, exuberantly, beyond the shy implications and forceful impositions of conservative qualms. Well done and fascinating read of a broader reach in the creative arts than spuriously assumed.
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