A new production of Mozart's dramatic opera charting the final exploits of the notorious womanising Don, whose luck with the opposite sex appears to be failing. A trail of attempted seduction and violence eventually leads him to one of the most intense and shocking scenes in opera as he is dragged unrepentant into hell. Presented by Stephanie Hughes.
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor James Levine

Act 1

8.05 The Met Opera Quiz
Alan Wagner puts listeners' questions to Phillip Gainsley, Stuart Hamilton and Sarah Bryan Miller.
Send questions to Met Opera Quiz, FDR Station, [address removed] or via [web address removed]

8.25 Opera Snaps
At the masked ball in Don Giovanni, Mozart prefigures Charles Ives by combining three different dances, for three different classes of society, all at once. Hilary Finch reflects on the wider implications of this moment of musical chaos.

8.35 Act 2

See also Performance on 3 tomorrow at 6.30pm and Composer of the Week Mon-Fri at 12 noon

David Gillard on the genius of Mozart: p119

Why we should love Mozart: page 31