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See a bit of Mozart at The Met on Saturday

Dan Webster

It's been nearly 230 years to the day that Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni" premiered in Prague. The opera historians out there may be thinking of that anniversary when they step into either the Regal Cinemas movie houses at NorthTown Mall or Coeur d'Alene Riverstone Stadium to see a special live broadcast of The Met's version of Mozart's classic work.

"Don Giovanni" opened on Oct. 29, 1787, in Prague under its full original title "Il Dissoluto Punito ossia il Don Giovanni" and was, according to Wikipedia, "rapturously received." Mozart reworked the opera before it played in Vienna and elsewhere. It remains one of the most-produced operas in history.

Tickets to the special live broadcast cost $25 and change for adults. For ordering information, go here. Or here.

And if you go, make sure not to leave before the fat lady sings. What? You say that's some other opera? Well, then, never mind.