Design for supper scene, Act II, scene 4, in Don Giovanni

Maker and role
Artist: John Piper, British, 1903-1992
 Year
1951

Object detail

Media/Materials
Gouache, crayon, and collage on paper
Measurements
10 5/8 x 17 1/2in (27 x 44.5cm)
Credit line
Gift of The Tobin Endowment
Accession number
TL2002.208.3
Object type
Drawings and Watercolors
Department
Theatre Arts
Location
Not on view
Theatre production
Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Produced by Glyndebourne Festival, Lewes, England, 1951.
Further information
A scream announces the Commedatore's statue's arrival to accept Don Giovanni's invitation to dinner. Plunged into darkness and gripped by the cold hand of the statue, Mozart's hero refuses to repent. Flames engulf the house and the sinner is dragged to hell.
Copyright
© The Piper Estate
Associated person
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b.1756, d.1791)
Glyndebourne
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