Tragedy, comedy, melodrama, farce. Every production of Mozart’s glorious “Don Giovanni” deals with these elements when it presents the last day in the life of the notorious rake who lives only to seduce women. Those elements are imbedded in Lorenzo Da Ponte’s libretto and in Mozart’s music, and they’re highlighted in John Pascoe’s stunning production of “Don Giovanni” at the Washington National Opera.

But Pascoe also emphasizes a subtler dimension: the context of Giovanni’s life, using Mozart’s music to deepen the central narrative.