Don Giovanni vs Wilhelm Tell: Which Should You Read?

Don Giovanni Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.9 47 pages · ≈ 52 min · Challenging

"The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the…

Wilhelm Tell Friedrich Schiller · 1800 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 140 pages · ≈ 2 h 36 m · Demanding

“A high rocky shore of the Lake of Lucerne opposite Schwytz.”

"When Schiller completed Wilhelm Tell as a 'New Year's Gift for 1805' he foretold that it would cause a stir. He was right. In the midst of Great Power politics a play that drew substance from one of the…