The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni (2023): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2023, The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni is a music film directed by Ivo van Hove, running about 195 minutes.

What it’s about. Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes a major Met debut with a new take on Mozart’s tragicomedy, re-setting the familiar tale of deceit and damnation in an abstract architectural landscape and shining a light into the dark corners of the story and its characters. Maestro Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Met debut conducting a star-studded cast led by baritone Peter Mattei as a magnetic Don Giovanni, alongside the Leporello of bass-baritone Adam Plachetka. Sopranos Federica Lombardi, Ana María Martínez, and Ying Fang make a superlative trio as Giovanni’s conquests—Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, and Zerlina—and tenor Ben Bliss is Don Ottavio.

Who’s in it. The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni stars Federica Lombardi as Donna Anna, Ying Fang as Zerlina, Ana María Martínez as Donna Elvira and Ben Bliss as Don Ottavio, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 1.0/10, The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco, Green Book and The Legend of 1900.