Mozart's Don Giovanni

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra brings Mozart's Don Giovanni to the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center on Friday, March 26, and Sunday, March 28, 2027. It's an opera-in-concert, which means the music takes center stage without the full sets and costumes of a staged production. The story is a dark comedy about Spain's legendary libertine, who commits murder in a moonlit duel and spends his days seducing the women of Seville, only to find that revenge is a dish best served stone cold.

Music Director Fabio Luisi leads the orchestra, and the cast is a heavy-hitting international lineup. Baritone Ildebrando D'Arcangelo takes the title role of Don Giovanni, with Jacquelyn Wagner as Donna Anna, Luca Pisaroni as Leporello, Kathryn Henry as Donna Elvira, Paul Appleby as Don Ottavio, Deanna Breiwick as Zerlina, Soloman Howard as the Commendatore, and Mihai Damian as Masetto. The Dallas Symphony Chorus joins in, with Anthony Blake Clark directing the chorus.

If you're not usually one for opera, there's a little extra to help you get your bearings. Assistant conductor Shira Samuels-Shragg leads pre-concert talks in Horchow Hall before the evenings begin, so you can get a bit of context before the music starts. The Dallas Symphony itself is the largest performing arts organization in the Southwest, founded in 1900 and staging more than 150 concerts a year at the Meyerson, along with around 200 chamber concerts across the city.

There are two performances to choose from: Friday, March 26, at 7:30 PM and Sunday, March 28, at 2:00 PM. Tickets start at $48, and both are at the Meyerson, 2301 Flora St.