The 2006/07 Artist of the Year award went to Mariusz Kwiecien, who delighted audiences in Mozart's tale of the ultimate philanderer. Other cast standouts included Richard Croft as a dulcet Don Ottavio and Vladimir Ognovenko as a Commendatore with a voice like solid granite.

Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni) and Vladimir Ognovenko (Commendatore) in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 2007. © Wah Lui

Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni) in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 2007. © Bill Mohn

Pamela Armstrong (Donna Anna) and Richard Croft (Don Ottavio) in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 2007. © Rozarii Lynch

Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni) and Vladimir Ognovenko (Commendatore) in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 2007. © Rozarii Lynch

Eduardo Chama (Leporello), Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni), and Marie Plette (Donna Elvira) in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 2007. © Rozarii Lynch

Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni), Marie Plette (Donna Elvira), and Eduardo Chama (Leporello) in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 2007. © Rozarii Lynch

Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 2007. ©Rozarii Lynch

Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni), Ailish Tynan (Zerlina), and Kevin Burdette (Masetto) in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 2007. © Rozarii Lynch

Ailish Tynan (Zerlina) and Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni) in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 2007. © Bill Mohn

Vladimir Ognovenko (Commendatore), Eduardo Chama (Leporello), and Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni) in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 2007. © Rozarii Lynch

Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni) in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 2007. © Rozarii Lynch