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In this German-language version of Schulhoff’s surrealist Don Juan opera, Don Juan’s pursuit of women and longing for Death unfold across loosely connected scenes. After Donna Anna dies and Don Juan seeks to join La Morte, a curse condemns him to live forever; he shoots himself but becomes young again and repeats the cycle.
In a surreal sequence of scenes, Don Juan seeks to seduce women while longing for Death, personified as La Morte. He kills the Commendatore and loses Donna Anna, then embraces La Morte, who finally passes his test but curses him to eternal life. Don Juan shoots himself, transforms into a young man, and returns to the opening scene to repeat his cycle.
In this German-language version of Schulhoff’s surrealist Don Juan opera, Don Juan’s pursuit of women and longing for Death unfold across loosely connected scenes. After Donna Anna dies and Don Juan seeks to join La Morte, a curse condemns him to live forever; he shoots himself but becomes young again and repeats the cycle.
In a surreal sequence of scenes, Don Juan seeks to seduce women while longing for Death, personified as La Morte. He kills the Commendatore and loses Donna Anna, then embraces La Morte, who finally passes his test but curses him to eternal life. Don Juan shoots himself, transforms into a young man, and returns to the opening scene to repeat his cycle.