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
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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.

Credits

Photos: Kyle Flubacker, Andrew Cioffi/Lyric Opera of Chicago