Getting to Know Mozart’s Don Giovanni

Few stage works are more famous than Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Let’s find out why!

Free Webinar: Tuesday, August 17 at 8 pm Eastern

We’ll start with the basics, including the colorful background to the story and the interesting label given the work: a dramma giocoso (jolly drama). As we work our way through the plot, we’ll consider the qualities its fascinating text author Lorenza Da Ponte brought to work. And we’ll bathe ourselves in some of the finest music Mozart ever wrote. Then there’s that famous final scene where Don Giovanni gets his due—a scene that still sends chills up our spines today.

The hot days of August make a perfect time to dive into this masterpiece that has exerted such a big influence on the theatrical arts since its 1787 premiere in Prague. Come join us for this special, free “Night at the Opera.”

This is another in our ongoing series “A Night at the Opera.” The session will be recorded and made available to all registrants.