The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

Overview

Simon Keenlyside smolders dangerously in the title role of Mozart’s version of the legend of Don Juan, creating a vivid portrait of a man who is a law unto himself, and all the more dangerous for his eternally seductive allure. Adam Plachetka is his occasionally unruly servant Leporello. It’s when Giovanni tangles with Donna Anna (Hibla Gerzmava) that things start to unravel, aided by the reappearance of Donna Elvira (Malin Byström), who is determined not to let her seducer go. With Paul Appleby as Don Ottavio, Donna Anna’s eternally steadfast fiancé. Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads the Met Orchestra and Chorus.

Directed by Matthew Diamond

Top cast

Adam Plachetka

Leporello

Hibla Gerzmava

Donna Anna

Simon Keenlyside

Don Giovanni

Kwangchul Youn

The Commendatore

P

Paul Appleby

Don Ottavio

Malin Byström

Donna Elvira

S

Serena Malfi

Zerlina

Matthew Rose

Masetto

Joyce DiDonato

Herself - Host

Fabio Luisi

Self - Conductor

D

David Kneuss

Self - Cello

H

Howard Watkins

Self - Harpsichord

J

Joyce Rassmusen Balint

Self - Mandolin Solo

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