The opera season will come to a close with one of the most beloved masterpieces of the repertoire: Mozart’s Don Giovanni. The premiere is scheduled for December 3 at 8:00 pm, followed by four further performances: December 5 at 3:30 pm, December 7 at 8:00 pm, December 9 at 8:00 pm and Saturday December 11 at 6:00 pm. Daniele Gatti will conduct the production, marking his third appearance on the opera podium. Stage direction is entrusted to Daniele Menghini, winner of the 2025 Abbiati Prize for Best Production with the Maggio’s staging of Henze’s Der junge Lord. A particularly intriguing theatrical “mirror effect” for this production comes from the casting of Don Giovanni and Leporello: Alex Esposito and Luca Micheletti, who have traditionally portrayed the two opposite roles respectively - Esposito as the faithful Leporello and Micheletti as the legendary seducer Don Giovanni - will now exchange roles for the first time, creating a true double debut. Donna Anna will be sung by Mariangela Sicilia, Don Ottavio by Dave Monaco, a former student of the Maggio Academy who is now enjoying an increasingly successful international career, and Donna Elvira by Michèle Losier.

New staging

Illustration © Gianluigi Toccafondo

Tickets for all the performances will go on sale on July 10, 2026