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

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Don Giovanni

“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 ● Oct. 31, 2025

“There’s such a misunderstanding that was created in the 19th century that Don Giovanni is a romantic hero,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2023

When I studied the score and the text, I discovered that it talks about power structures in our society: Don Giovanni, servants like Leporello, but also the farmers’ community in Masetto.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

Honestly, it’s enough to make Don Giovanni blush.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2020

I particularly would like to see her as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick