Don Giovanni
October 10. 2026 - November 01. 2026
Upcoming Dates
October 10. 2026 - November 01. 2026
The path to damnation never sounded so sweet Don Giovanni
The Lyric Opera of Chicago 2026/27 Season kicks off with a thrilling fable of deceit and retribution. Under the baton of Music Director Enrique Mazzola, sharp humor, high drama, and an exquisite score intertwine in the story of a charismatic seducer whose unrepentant lustfulness brings about a most spectacular demise.
Singing with a voice that can “shake the heavens” (Opera Today), bass-baritone and Lyric veteran Christian Van Horn stars as one of opera’s most infamous anti-heroes, crowning a stellar cast.
Director Robert Falls’s instant-classic take on this morality tale for the ages offers an expansive and hard-hitting Don Giovanni sure to satisfy anyone with a wicked taste for drama.
- Language: Sung in Italian with projected English titles
- Running Time: 3 hours 25 minutes, including 1 intermission
- Location: Lyric Opera House
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Artists
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Christian Van Horn **
Don Giovanni
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Kyle Ketelsen
Don Giovanni (10/30, 11/1)
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Mané Galoyan
Donna Anna
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Nina Solodovnikova *
Donna Elvira
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Lawrence Brownlee
Don Ottavio
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Tommaso Barea *
Leporello
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Anna El-Khashem *
Zerlina
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Christopher Humbert, Jr. **
Masetto
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David Leigh *
Commendatore
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Enrique Mazzola
Conductor
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Robert Falls
Director
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Walt Spangler
Set Designer
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Ana Kuzmanic
Costume Designer
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Duane Schuler
Lighting Designer
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Michael Black
Chorus Director
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August Tye
Choreographer
* Lyric debut
** Ryan Opera Center alumnus
Sponsors
Lyric’s presentation of Mozart’s Don Giovanni is generously made possible by The Negaunee Foundation, Lisbeth Stiffel, Julie & Roger Baskes, Marlys A. Beider, Randy L. & Melvin R.* Berlin, and Bulley & Andrews.
*deceased
Maestro Enrique Mazzola is generously sponsored by Alice* & John Butler, H. Gael Neeson, Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel, the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation, Mary Stowell, and the Zell Family Foundation as members of the Enrique Circle.
*deceased
Credits
Photos: Kyle Flubacker, Andrew Cioffi/Lyric Opera of Chicago