ACT I

Leporello, a servant of Don Giovanni, keeps watch outside the home of the Commendatore. Suddenly the Commendatore’s daughter, Donna Anna, raises an alarm and rushes out of the house, struggling with a masked Giovanni and pursued by her father. The Commendatore tries to prevent Giovanni’s escape, but is killed as the men flee. Anna begs her fiancé, Don Ottavio, to avenge her father’s death.

The next morning, Giovanni and Leporello run into Donna Elvira, another of Giovanni’s former lovers. She is furious at Giovanni’s betrayal, but Leporello attempts to calm her, saying she is far from the first woman to fall for Giovanni’s charm.

Afterward, peasants pass by celebrating the upcoming marriage of Masetto and Zerlina. Giovanni stops the procession to flirt with the bride-to-be, eventually inviting the entire wedding party to celebrate at his home. Elvira warns both Zerlina and Anna – who has arrived to ask for Giovanni’s help in finding her masked attacker – about Giovanni’s true nature. Meanwhile, Giovanni insists Elvira is simply an ex who never got over him. Anna and Ottavio are left wondering what to believe until, as Giovanni departs, Anna recognizes his voice as that of the masked intruder.

Anna, Elvira, and Ottavio disguise themselves and crash Giovanni’s party for Masetto and Zerlina. Giovanni dances with Zerlina briefly, then drags her into an adjoining room. When she screams for help, Giovanni blames Leporello. However, Anna, Elvira, and Ottavio unmask themselves and accuse Giovanni, who manages to slip away in the confusion.

Act II

Leporello – after trading clothes with Giovanni – meets Elvira for an evening walk as a distraction so Giovanni can seduce her maid. After they depart, Masetto arrives with a band of friends looking for Giovanni, who – in disguise – sends them all off in different directions, then beats up Masetto.

Later on, Leporello – still in disguise – is cornered by Anna, Ottavio, Zerlina, and Masetto. Fearing for his life, Leporello removes his disguise before escaping. Giovanni and Leporello are reunited in a cemetery, where they see a statue of the Commendatore. The statue speaks to them, warning Giovanni he will not be laughing by morning. Giovanni forces his terrified servant to invite the statue to dinner, and the statue accepts.

Elvira arrives at Giovanni’s home. Out of pity, she asks him to change his ways, but he merely laughs and dismisses her. The stone figure of the Commendatore enters, demanding Giovanni repent of his ways. Giovanni refuses, and the statue seizes him and drags Giovanni to Hell.