Don Giovanni or the Penis in Unrest

Don Giovanni, protagonist of Mozart’s opera by the same name, is the anti-hero, the debaucher, and the libertine, whose unremitting hypersexual behavior courts his own destruction yet he is never is satisfied. Has his search for sexual indulgence become an obligation? Does Don Giovanni suffer from a narcissistic personality disorder, or is he a mirror of our unleashed selves, the id unrestrained? We will explore these questions using multi media. Refreshments and a social follow the lecture.

Jasmin Cowin , PhD, lives in New York City, where she is an active free-lance harpist and adjunct professor at Teachers College of Columbia University. She lectures extensively on the history of opera and music for many prestigious institutions. For more information on Dr. Cowin visit her web site: www.operalectures.com