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A winning cast sparks joy in Don Giovanni revival at the Met

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“not a boisterous and impulsive playboy but a clever and suave manipulator”
Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 27 September 2016
Mozart, Don Giovanni
Metropolitan Opera
Fabio Luisi, Conductor
Michael Grandage, Director
Christopher Oram, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Sir Simon Keenlyside, Don Giovanni
Hibla Gerzmava, Donna Anna
Malin Byström, Donna Elvira
Serena Malfi, Zerlina
Adam Plachetka, Leporello
Paul Appleby, Don Ottavio
Matthew Rose, Masetto
Kwangchul Youn, The Commendatore
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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