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Lyric Opera 2026-27 Review: Don Giovanni

It is curious to me that Don Giovanni is so often described as an anti-hero. To butcher a phrase, the moral arc of an anti-hero is long, but it tends toward good. Don Giovanni does nothing but the wrong things for the wrong reasons. The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s season-opening production, to the credit of all involved, did not shy away from this truth.

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