Nataliia Kukhar as Donna Elvira
“Long live freedom!”
Don Giovanni needs an entire book to record his countless amorous adventures — and still, he’s far from satisfied. But his misdeeds catch up with him when three of the women he has wronged join forces to take revenge. The consequences of his final act become so perilous that even his loyal companion Leporello can no longer help him.
With his “dramma giocoso,” Mozart created an opera poised between comedy and tragedy, exploring one of the most sensual of themes: the archetype of the seducer. What was once celebrated as the ultimate expression of freedom is now — rightly — seen in a more critical light. Yet with its gripping story and incomparable music, the work still stands as the opera of all operas.