Don Giovanni in Rio De Janeiro

Suna Suner

ISBN 10: 3990942611 / ISBN 13: 9783990942611

Published by Hollitzer Wissenschaftsv. Aug 2026, 2026

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Neuware -On 29 November 1807, on the eve before Napoleon's army occupied Lisbon,the Portuguese court set sail for Brazil. Rio de Janeiro became the newcapital of the Império Português, which led to profound social and culturaltransformations in the city and a redefinition of the colony's political framework.Five months before the premiere of Da Ponte's and Mozart's Don Giovannion 20 September 1821, King John VI returned to Lisbon, appointing his sonPedro as Prince Regent. Pedro remained in Brazil with his wife, Leopoldina, thedaughter of Emperor Francis I. Little more than a year later, on 2 September1822, under the presidency of Pedro's wife Leopoldina, the Council of Stateapproved Brazil's secession from Portugal, paving the way for independenceand the rise of a new empire.Against this historical background, this volume traces the development ofopera in Brazil from the mid-eighteenth century to the reign of Emperor Pedro I,situating it within its wider cultural and political context. The analysis of the1821 Rio premiere of Don Giovanni is complemented by examinations of thework's subsequent American debuts in Buenos Aires (1827) and Mexico City (1828).Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag, Trautsongasse 6/6, 1080 Wien 444 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Don Giovanni in Rio De Janeiro
• Publisher: Hollitzer Wissenschaftsv. Aug 2026
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3990942611
• ISBN 13: 9783990942611
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 170H x 36D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 170 millimeters height by 36 millimeters depth

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On 29 November 1807, on the eve before Napoleon's army occupied Lisbon, the Portuguese court set sail for Brazil. Rio de Janeiro became the new capital of the Império Português, which led to profound social and cultural transformations in the city and a redefinition of the colony's political framework. Five months before the premiere of Da Ponte's and Mozart's Don Giovanni on 20 September 1821, King John VI returned to Lisbon, appointing his son Pedro as Prince Regent. Pedro remained in Brazil with his wife, Leopoldina, the daughter of Emperor Francis I. Little more than a year later, on 2 September 1822, under the presidency of Pedro's wife Leopoldina, the Council of State approved Brazil's secession from Portugal, paving the way for independence and the rise of a new empire. Against this historical background, this volume traces the development of opera in Brazil from the mid-eighteenth century to the reign of Emperor Pedro I, situating it within its wider cultural and political context. The analysis of the 1821 Rio premiere of Don Giovanni is complemented by examinations of the work's subsequent American debuts in Buenos Aires (1827) and Mexico City (1828).