The ‘champaign aria’ of Don Giovanni is straightforward in its headlong, carefree, pleasure-drunk characterization. There is little room for subtlety in this piece as the “f-p” dynamic punctuations are as suggestive as they are abrasive. These accentuations should not be played elegantly by the orchestra. The voice should remain connected throughout and not try to imitate the orchestra.
A slight pull-back or ‘luft’ may be taken in mm. 69 and 96, but should be avoided in m. 119 due to the chromatic moving line in the bassoons and clarinets.
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