Don Giovanni was first produced in 1787, when the composer was 31. The libretto is by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Successful in Prague, it was only partially so in Vienna, and after Don Giovanni, Mozart composed no further opera until Così Fan Tutte in 1790.
The full score is useful for study, for armchair conducting and, of course, for performance. Singers and pianists will be happier with the vocal score, which is easier to carry about in rehearsal, but which only contains a piano reduction of the score.
This is a reprint of an out-of-copyright edition of 1941 from CF Peters of Leipzig. The original language (Italian) is used, and the alternative text is in German. Nevertheless, it still represents incredibly good value-for-money.
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