The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni
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.
Cast
Adam Plachetka
Leporello
Hibla Gerzmava
Donna Anna
Simon Keenlyside
Don Giovanni
Kwangchul Youn
The Commendatore
Paul Appleby
Don Ottavio
Malin Byström
Donna Elvira
Serena Malfi
Zerlina
Matthew Rose
Masetto
Joyce DiDonato
Herself - Host
Fabio Luisi
Self - Conductor
David Kneuss
Self - Cello
Howard Watkins
Self - Harpsichord
Joyce Rassmusen Balint
Self - Mandolin Solo
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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.
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