Friday October 24th, 2025
7:30 PM Performance
Sunday October 26th, 2025
2:30 PM Performance
Uihlein Hall, Marcus Performing Arts Center
Run time 3 hours 10 minutes (including one intermission)
Performed Italian in with English subtitles
Rated - PG13
Mature Content Advisory
Mozart’s Don Giovanni explores dark themes alongside its wit and beauty. This production includes depictions of physical and sexual violence, murder, and stage combat, reflecting the opera’s story of power, consequence, and justice. We share this in advance so you may engage with the performance with awareness and care.
Performance Events
Opening Night Dinner
October 24, 2025 at 5:30pm
Saint Kate Arc Theater
139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Pre-Opera Talk
October 24, 2025 at 6:30pm
October 26, 2025 at 1:30pm
Anello Atrium (MPAC)
Opening Night Post-Show Party
October 24, 2025 after the show
Saint Kate Arc Theater
139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Cash bar
Media Partner
Sidekick Leporello follows the notorious and unapologetic nobleman Don Giovanni (yes, that Don Juan) as he waltzes through life with a scandalous checklist: seduction, deception, and, naturally, leaving a trail of broken hearts and vengeful fiancés. Set in the mid-1700s—right where Mozart intended—it’s a lush, traditional take filled with wigs, waistcoats, and plenty of wicked charm. No lesson learned, no apologies offered—until fate shows up, ready to dish out a final, fiery “we need to talk.”
A villain this good needs voices this great. Our Don Giovanni cast brings the charm, the fire, and just the right amount of trouble.
Florentine Opera’s General Director and CEO, Maggey Oplinger, dives into why Don Giovanni is the ultimate fit for our “Villains” season. From her favorite moments of Mozart’s witty, swashbuckling score to the cast members she can’t wait for you to meet, Maggey shares all the reasons it’s so satisfying to watch opera’s most famous womanizer finally get what he deserves.
A crime board, too many characters, and our Studio Artists trying to explain Don Giovanni. Does it make sense? Absolutely not. Do you want to watch? Absolutely yes.
Why does Don Giovanni make your skin crawl even as he smiles? Director Rebecca Herman dives into the danger beneath his charm—and how a fractured community finds strength again.
What does Mozart actually sound like in Don Giovanni? Lucky for you—our Music Director Francesco Milioto is here to help. He’ll break down Don Giovanni in a way that only a maestro can.
Artists & Cast
COMPOSED BY Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
STAGE DIRECTED BY Rebecca Herman *
CONDUCTED BY Francesco Milioto
WITH THE Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
FEATURING The Florentine Opera Chorus,
Dr. Benjamin Rivera, Chorus Master
Performers
Don Giovanni Richard Ollarsaba *
Donna Anna Brittany Renee
Donna Elvira Kayleigh Decker *
Don Ottavio Andrew Morstein *
Leporello Musa Ngqungwana
Zerlina Jamila Drecker-Waxman +
Masetto David Drettwan +
Commendatore Brian Kontes *
*Indicates Florentine Opera Debut | + Baumgartner Studio Artist | ^ Baumgartner Studio Artist Alum
