Comments on: The Extraordinary Life of Casanova

By: Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:46:25 +0000

The show was ear candy as is most of your programs.

By: Charles Portelli

Charles Portelli — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:29:27 +0000

It’s Giacomo not Giovanni Casanova

By: jim agans

jim agans — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:49:03 +0000

This was so much fun!
Thanks for the show.

By: Diana

Diana — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:00:56 +0000

Thank you so much for doing this program with Ian Kelly about Casanova! It is rare and wonderful to hear intelligent conversation about sex. I was particularly interested to learn that his interest in sex was part of his larger interest in getting to know people and learning what made them tick (and getting to know the world and learning what made it tick).

By: Joey

Joey — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:56:41 +0000

Did the author think much of the movie on Casanova you played earlier?
Thank you

By: Penny Powell

Penny Powell — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:47:42 +0000

Hearing Ian Kelly read the very alluring passage about Casanova’s first sexual experience caused me to look up to the heavens and say, “I love public radio!” More specifically, I love WBUR and “On Point.” Thank you for creating daily car-moments.

Penny Powell

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:40:25 +0000

The “Catalog Aria” isn’t sung by the Don, it’s Leporello, the Don’s servant. Which is an interesting take on the reflective, literary aspect of Casanova’s efforts, as well as the voyeuristic appeal of the story, as Kierkegaard discusses so brilliantly. He said the best way to attend a performance of Don Giovanni was to stand out in the hallway and listen through the door.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:31:28 +0000

Has your guest read Casanova in Bolzano by Sandor Marai?

By: Y

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:21:02 +0000

Tom,

There have been references that Casanova was a Moor in some areas of my research and I wanted to ask your guest what he knew of that claim.

thankyou