G. Schirmer controls the rights in the English translation by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman for this work.

  • 2222/222+btbn.0/timp/man/str; offstage: 0200/2000/str
  • SATB chorus
  • Baritone, 3 Basses, 3 Sopranos, Tenor; 3 Soprano
  • Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. English translation by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman.
  • English, Italian

Programme Note

Cast List:
   DON GIOVANNI, a young nobleman: Baritone
   DON OTTAVIO: Tenor
   LEPORELLO, servant of Don Giovanni: Bass
   IL COMMENDATORE, Donna Anna's father: Bass
   MASETTO, a peasant: Baritone
   DONNA ANNA: betrothed to Don Ottavio: Soprano
   DONNA ELVIRA, a lady of Burgos: Soprano
   ZERLINA, betrothed to Masetto, Soprano
   Peasants, Musicians, Dancers, Demons

Synopsis:
The story of the rakish Spanish nobleman Don Giovanni and his continuing pursuit of women, among them Donna Anna, Donna Elvira and Zerlina. He challenges the statue of the Commendatore, the dead father of Anna, to a duel and the statue drags the unrepentent Don down to Hell.