The premiere of "Don Giovanni" in 1787 was received with great excitement. “Prague has never heard the like,” enthused one newspaper. “Mr. Mozart conducted in person and was welcomed with
Tanglewood encores, hummingbirds and progress on a long-awaited Richmond project make for a delightful Berkshire summer, even as trouble brews in the outside world.
This week, Jeremy Yudkin takes a closer look at Mozart’s "Don Giovanni" and "A German Requiem" by Brahms, two of the concerts offered under the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood