Nearly 200 years after librettist Lorenzo da Ponte, Spanish bel canto expert Manuel Garcia and his daughter, opera diva Maria Malibran brought the first Italian opera to New York, Don Giovanni in New Yorkreturns - with a twist - this autumn at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. 

"We are very excited to bring this original production to the Hamptons. My brother Andrew and I grew up spending summers and weekends here and have always wanted to collaborate on something that brings together great writing and great actors with classical, professional opera," noted Soprano Ashley Bell. "The story of Da Ponte, Mozart's librettist, bringing opera, and specifically Don Giovanni, to New York gave us this unique opportunity. We'd like to think bringing this opera to the Hamptons mirrors Da Ponte's passion to bring opera to New York and the New World."