Don Giovanni

American  

[don joh-vah-nee, jee-uh-, dawn jaw-vahn-nee] / ˌdɒn dʒoʊˈvɑ ni, dʒi ə-, ˌdɔn dʒɔˈvɑn ni /

noun

1. an opera (1787) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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Don Giovanni Cultural  

1. An opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, recounting the dissolute life of Don Juan (Don Giovanni is the Italian form of Don Juan). At the end of the opera, a statue of a man Don Giovanni has killed comes to life and drags the unscrupulous seducer into the burning pit of hell.

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Example Sentences

“My ambition,” he says in the documentary, “is not, like in Don Giovanni, collection—for Don Giovanni, women; for me, orchestras. It’s not like that.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Opera doesn’t get any better than Peter Sellars’ dazzling production of “The Gambler,” the revelation of Mieczysław Weinberg’s neglected “The Idiot” or the sheer perfection of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” conducted with dug-in profundity by Teodor Currentzis.

From Los Angeles Times

This included bringing back Teodor Currentzis to lead a revival of an avant-garde production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.”

From Los Angeles Times

All of that shows up in the “Don Giovanni,” which came close to perfection and extreme reinvention.

From Los Angeles Times

The real opera sets Pushkin’s play, which was written as a response to Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” word for word.

From Los Angeles Times