It is the ghost of the dead Commendatore, however, who eventually gives the defiant Giovanni his comeuppance. Don Giovanni (Mozart) is onstage now through December 8 with Lucas Meachem and Davide Luciano splitting the title role, Matthew Rose as Leporello, Rachel. The nobleman Don Ottavio (tenor Antonio Poli) and the peasant Masetto (bass-baritone Michael Sumuel, debut), the fiancés of Donna Anna and Zerlina, vow revenge for the wrongs he has committed. In another first this season for Lyric Opera of Chicago, the company will present the 1886 five-act version in French of Verdi’s epic masterpiece Don Carlos a tour-de-force experience for. Within a few hours he has also conquered the noble Donna Anna (soprano Marina Rebeka) murdered her father, the Commendatore (bass Andrea Silvestrelli) and led astray the naïve peasant Zerlina (soprano Andriana Chuchman, role debut and Ryan Opera Center alumna). Giovanni arrives in Seville having already seduced and abandoned the fiery Donna Elvira (soprano Ana María Martínez).

10 Dec 19 / parterre box: With a new Don, Lyric’s Don Giovanni remains a stellar night of Mozart.

6 Jan 20 / Opera Today: Give me libertine. Frequently proclaimed “the perfect opera,” Mozart’s masterpiece (composed 1787) tells the story of the infamous ladies man Don Giovanni (baritone Mariusz Kwiecień), a master seducer who travels across Europe in pursuit of women with his resourceful servant Leporello (bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen). Viewed through contemporary sensibilities, Don Giovanni emerges not only as a landmark opera but a prescient one3.5 stars (out of 4). of reviews: 10: This production featured several outstanding, individual performances.

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