GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: Don Giovanni

Mariusz Kwiecien brings his youthful and sensual interpretation of Mozart’s timeless antihero to the Met for the first time. Under the direction of Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage and with Fabio Luisi conducting, the production also stars Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli, Ramon Vargas and Luca Pisaroni.

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Mariusz Kwiecien sings the title role in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.”

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Barbara Frittoli as Donna Elvira and Mariusz Kwiecien as the title character in the Met's new production of Mozart's “Don Giovanni.”

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Mariusz Kwiecien as the title character and Luca Pisaroni as Leporello in the Met's new production of Mozart's “Don Giovanni.”

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Ramón Vargas as Don Ottavio, Marina Rebeka as Donna Anna, and Stefan Kocán as the Commendatore in the Met's new production of Mozart's “Don Giovanni.”

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Mojca Erdmann as Zerlina and Joshua Bloom as Masetto in the Met's new production of Mozart's “Don Giovanni.”

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Mariusz Kwiecien (center) in the title role of Mozart's "Don Giovanni."

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The classic tale of lust, heartbreak, and revenge stars charismatic Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien in his first-ever Met performances of the notorious title character.

For the first time with "Don Giovanni" at the Met, Luisi conducts the performance from a cembalo in the orchestra pit. Renée Fleming hosts. Barbara Willis Sweete directs the telecast.

Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka and German soprano Mojca Erdmann make their Met debuts as two of Giovanni’s female conquests, Donna Anna and Zerlina, opposite distinguished Mozartean Barbara Frittoli as the fiery Donna Elvira.

Tenor Ramón Vargas sings the role of Donna Anna’s fiancé, the nobleman Don Ottavio, and bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni is Giovanni’s hapless manservant Leporello. Joshua Bloom sings the shepherd Masetto and Štefan Kocán is the vengeful Commendatore.

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